5 days ago - Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After a number of supporting roles, his first success as a leading man ...

June 30, 2023 - Wooderson, played by Matthew ... cool and looked up to but is getting more pathetic as the years go on.” He’s a twentysomething adult who spends all his time with teenagers; he’s not just “pathetic” but an unabashed ...

December 18, 2020 - Matthew McConaughey · 5 min read · ·Dec 18, 2020 · -- 46 · Share · Me as Wooderson in “Dazed and Confused”. Universal Home Video. Back in my film school days, I’d take my girlfriend to the Hyatt hotel bar in Austin for free drinks ...

October 30, 2021 - Once, in his hotel bar in Austin, he met the casting director and producer Don Phillips, who introduced him to director Richard Linklater for his next project. At first, Linklater thought Matthew was too handsome to play the role of a guy chasing high school girls in his coming-of-age drama Dazed and Confused (1993), but cast him after Matthew grew out his hair and mustache.

November 3, 2025 - McConaughey’s most iconic “Dazed and Confused” line — “alright, alright, alright” — was improvised on the spot and inspired by Jim Morrison.

Actor well known for his roles in films such as as Dazed and Confused, Interstellar, and Magic Mike. He won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club.

May 2, 2024 - “I keep getting older but they keep staying the same age…” – Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused

September 24, 1993 - Dazed and Confused: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey, Joey Lauren Adams. The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.

December 15, 2020 - Shortly before Dazed and Confused hit theaters in September 1993, McConaughey moved to Los Angeles to crash with Phillips. Fame didn't immediately follow, as the film took time to build a devoted fan base, but by the time McConaughey was cast as the surprise lead for 1996's A Time to Kill, Hollywood was ready to embrace the star. McConaughey became one of the most successful leading men in the industry, his ascent from big-screen hunk to legit thespian punctuated by an Academy Award win for his role in Dallas Buyers Club in 2014.

2 weeks ago - The film has no single protagonist or central conflict; rather, it follows interconnected plot threads among different social groups and characters, such as rising ninth graders undergoing hazing rituals, a football star's refusal to sign a clean-living pledge for his coach, and various characters hanging out at a pool hall. The film features a large ensemble cast of actors who would later become stars, including Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Nicky Katt, Joey Lauren Adams, Rory Cochrane, and Anthony Rapp.