Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
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A group of college baseball players navigate the social landscape of 1980s Texas campus life.
The story
In the fall of 1980, college freshman Jake Bradford, a talented high school pitcher, moves into an off-campus house with his teammates. The group, including his roommate Billy "Beuter" and others, spends their time cruising campus for women and attending parties. While the coach establishes rules against alcohol and women upstairs, the team quickly disregards them. After a series of outings to local discos and western-themed bars, Jake begins to develop a connection with a performing arts major named Beverly. The film captures the camaraderie and antics of the team as they navigate their first semester of college life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the fall of 1980, college freshman Jake Bradford moves into an off-campus house with his teammates, including his roommate Billy "Beuter." The team spends their time cruising for women, with some members striking out while others, like Jake, make connections. After a drunken party where the team ignores the coach's rules, the group visits a local disco and a western-themed bar. Jake eventually meets Beverly, a performing arts major, and they begin to see each other. The team also interacts with a punk subculture and a 30-year-old student named Willoughby who is fraudulently transferring colleges to keep playing ball. Jake and his friends eventually attend a costume party thrown by performing arts students, where Jake and Beverly spend the night together. The semester begins with Jake and Beverly walking to class together, while the team settles into their new lives as college students.
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 116
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Richard Linklater
- Writers
- Richard Linklater · writer; Richard Linklater · director
- Cast and characters
- Blake Jenner · Jake Bradford; Zoey Deutch · Beverly; Glen Powell · Walt "Finn" Finnegan; Ryan Guzman · Kenny Roper; Tyler Hoechlin · Glen McReynolds; Wyatt Russell · Charlie Willoughby; Will Brittain · Billy "Beuter" Autrey; Austin Amelio · Nesbit
- Genres
- comedy; teen comedy; sports comedy; coming-of-age
- Themes
- bromance; coming-of-age; nostalgia; masculinity
- Tone and mood
- nostalgic; comedic; affectionate; meandering
- Premise and plot tags
- college life; baseball; 1980s; road trip; party
- Source material / true-story basis
- Linklater's real-life experiences while attending Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
- Franchise connections
- Spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused and Boyhood
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics, with many accrediting the film's acclaim to Linklater's direction and the performances of Jenner, Deutch and Powell. It was considered a box-office bomb but was critically acclaimed.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 87% · review count: 247; Metacritic · score: 85 · scale: 100 · review count: 50
- Awards and nominations
- Best Ensemble · Detroit Film Critics Society · 2016 · Nomination; Best Feature · Gotham Independent Film Awards · 2016 · Nomination; Audience Award · Gotham Independent Film Awards · 2016 · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The script was first completed in 2005.; Principal photography took place in and around Austin, Texas between October and December 2014.; The film is considered a spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused and Boyhood.
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