We flashback to 1976 for this installment of great movie characters – to the Lone Star State on the campus of Robert E. Lee High School (insert your own joke). There’s a slew of memorable roles in Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, but one in particular stands out: David Wooderson.

Wooderson, played by Matthew McConaughey, likes hanging with his high school pals, despite the fact that he’s at least four or five years their senior. This uncouth super-cool pothead allegedly works for the city, but  his uncanny ability to throw an impromptu kegger are where his real skills lie. I was quite impressed with the young McConaughey and his natural acting style. However, after watching him for the last fifteen years it seems apparent that Matthew wasn’t really “acting.”

In the following scene, Wooderson stops by the local burger and fries joint to express his affinity for ladies with scarlet locks. Notice how he matter-of-factly insults the two bookworms: “Alright, alright, alright!” The mating cry of one David Wooderson.

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