Adonis Rising

Matthew McConaughey

"...small part of an aging ex-high school jock named Wooderson in Dazed and Confused caused director Richard Linklater to..."

July 26, 1996 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...David Wooderson. Even some seasoned Austinites don't realize he had a..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Short Cuts

Dazed and Confused stands accused, but there's good news in The Bad News Bears department. Plus, Reel Women trivia master Sherry Mills has a secret.

"...according to the Associated Press. The three – Bobby Wooderson, Andy Slater, and Richard "Pink" Floyd – are arguing..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Matthew McConaughey: Lone Star Rising

The Luck of the Drawl

"...the actor has played offbeat character parts - including Wooderson, the twentysomething stoner who still hangs out with high..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Screens Feature by Matt Zoller Seitz

Eat Like an Austin Movie Star

Your guide to local restaurants featured in famous films

"...Rapp) was handing out jalapeño burgers and fries while Wooderson (Matthew McConaughey) was hitting on Cynthia (Marissa Ribisi) is..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...pretty damn terrific. Their core lineup of brews including Wooderson IPA, El Berto Mexican lager, and Violet the Blueberry..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Star-Studded Dazed And Confused Script Reading This Weekend

Affleck, McConaughey, more reunite for election non-profits

"...wouldn't love to see Parker Posey take on David Wooderson?)..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: 2018-19 Austin Music Poll Ballot

Kevin Curtin votes in the only election that matters, and you can too

"...That's my impression of Wooderson from Dazed and Confused voting in the Best U-18..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Pablo Picasso Was Never Called an A......

On money, politics, voting, and Daniel Johnston

"...It's like Wooderson in Dazed and Confused – Daniel gets older but..."

May 6, 2016 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...starting with Slacker followup Dazed and Confused. Make like Wooderson and hit the drive-thru window at Top Notch Burgers..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Staying Grounded

You can be fairly sure that you come from a long line of masturbators

"...do. Otherwise you stand the chance of becoming a Wooderson or an Uncle Rico. If that happens, masturbation might..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Fun Fun Fun Live Shot: King Tuff

The 1975 of the mind

"...cracks jokes and resembles Matthew McConaughey’s Dazed and Confused Wooderson, and King Tuff himself grins and shreds. It’s a..."

Nov. 9, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

ACL AggreGAYtion, Part II

"I get older, they stay the same age."

"..."I get older, they stay the same age." - Wooderson, Dazed and Confused..."

Oct. 7, 2013 Qmmunity Post

A Conversation With Matthew McConaughey

Austin's leading man regales the crowd with stories ... sort of

"...after Foundas showed a crowd-pleasing clip of the beloved Wooderson character from Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused. McConaughey vividly..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Patrick Courtney

'Dazed and Confused' and Together Again

After 20 years, the gang reunites for induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...from Dazed and Confused. He was expertly cast as Wooderson, the long-graduated, ne'er-do-well, ex-football star stoner still hanging with..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Moving Pictures

Alison Macor charts 30 years of Austin history, one film at a time

"...just plain personalities who have helped define the town (Wooderson, anyone?)...."

Feb. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Of a Lifetime

Gregg Rolie, the voice of classic rock, and originally, Journey

"...we were Mitch and sidekick, hitchhiking to high school. Wooderson and Pink pulled over in a Camaro. Burnt orange..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Luv Doc Recommends: Party at the Moontower

, Saturday, June 20, 2009

"...Seventies film, Dazed and Confused. What dad doesn't love Wooderson, trailer parks, tacos, burgers, Seventies music and videos, muscle..."

June 19, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

2006 Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...conditioning; we can only concur, in the name of Wooderson, that it would be a lot cooler if they..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...FYI: Wooderson drove a Chevelle, not a Camaro ["Phases & Stages,"..."

March 18, 2005 Column

Car-rection

"...Raoul, FYI: Wooderson drove a Chevelle, not a Camaro [Music Recommended, March..."

March 15, 2005 Postmarks

DVDs

Gift guide

"...quote Matthew McConaughey's immortal Zen master high school graduate/stoner Wooderson (natch) – a lot cooler than the film's no..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Beer Bust!

The lowdown on the Dazed and Confused 10-year reunion party.

"...to change) of those in attendance includes: Matthew McConaughey (Wooderson), Jason London (Pink), Joey Lauren Adams (Simone), Rory Cochrane..."

May 30, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Film That Launched a Thousand Faces

"...Played: Wooderson..."

May 30, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Scanlines

Dazed and Confused

"...and Matthew McConaughey in his first film role as Wooderson, the lecherous high school hanger-on ("That's what I like..."

May 28, 1999 Screens Feature

Still the One I Want

Tv Eye

"...but I remember fondly the words of the prophet Wooderson: "That's what I love about high school girls, man...."

Aug. 28, 1998 Screens Column by Christopher Gray