Gramercy PicturesDazed and Confused filmed in Texas. It also sought out its cast. Don Phillips, the casting director, found Matthew McConaughey at an Austin bar and gave him the role of David Wooderson. Don said that Don remembered the meeting and that he went to Austin to meet Don Phillips. He told Don, "I return home one night, go to the bar, then this handsome dude comes in with his beautiful blonde. He says to the bartender, "See that guy down there?" Don Phillips. He starred as Sean Penn in Fast Times. Matthew says, "I'm going to go down and speak with this guy."
