It seems like every decade has THE teen hangout movie, usually a slice-of-life involving teenagers partying and hanging out with friends and driving around town:
1970s = American Graffiti
1980s = Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1990s = Dazed & Confused
2000s = Superbad
2010s = Everybody Wants Some
I haven't seen Everybody Wants Some yet, but I wouldn't consider Superbad a hangout movie. I could see it both ways but I think Superbad has more of a conflict driven plot. But I'm not trying to be argumentative.
All movies certainly exist in the same vein.
Dazed and Confused seems like a 70s homage to American Graffiti. There's even a "piss yellow deuce coup" roaming the streets in Dazed and Confused.
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