Dazed and Confused not only heralded the arrival of filmmaker Richard Linklater but also introduced a cast of unknowns who would become the next generation of movie stars. Embraced as a cultural touchstone, the 1993 film would also make Matthew McConaughey’s famous phrase—“Alright, alright, alright”—ubiquitous. But it started with a simple idea: Linklater thought people might want to watch a movie about kids just hanging out and listening to music on the last day of high school in 1976. Alright, Alright, Alright is the story of how this iconic film came together and why it worked. Combining photos and insights from nearly the entire cast and with the full cooperation of Linklater himself, it offers an inside look at how a budding filmmaker and a cast of newcomers made a period piece that would feel timeless for decades to come.