How nice that, as early as March 14, one of our most-anticipated films of 2016 can be a couple of weeks away. Following an SXSW premiere, Richard Linklater‘s Everybody Wants Some!! — long touted as the “spiritual successor” to his 1993 classic Dazed and Confused — will enter a limited release before expanding further. Which isn’t to suggest it’ll have trouble earning widespread attention, what with its bro-friendly comedy, parade of attractive ladies, and, as is almost needless to say, great soundtrack.
You can get a good sense of what’s to come, then, with the red band trailer and Spotify stream of said soundtrack — which, true to the picture’s vintage feeling, runs longer on vinyl than CD or digital download. As we said in our review, “Linklater finds a joyful freedom in these men who refuse to discriminate. They’re happy to play dress-up daily, moving from discotheques to honky tonk bars to hardcore shows without worrying that they’re compromising some form of authenticity. And even if it’s only to pick up girls, Everybody Wants Some!! gleams with a sense of possibility that most films about college attempt to emulate through spectacle rather than taking the time to get to know its own characters.”
Watch and listen below:
Synopsis:
Set in the world of 1980s college life, this film follows a freshman’s first weekend of college, experiencing a fraternity-like lifestyle with his hard-partying teammates as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
Everybody Wants Some!! will enter a limited release on April 1.