Scene from movie Dazed & confused of students standing, sitting, and laying on and inside an orange convertible car

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Movies often serve as perfect time capsules, offering snapshots of what life was like in an earlier time. Take Dazed and Confused. The movie is set in late seventies Texas and focuses on groups of ... Read Now >
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