Austin teacher begs Matthew McConaughey for help saving the failing school from the ‘Dazed and Confused’ film

In 1993, a then-unknown actor named Matthew McConaughey made his breakthrough in in Richard Linklater’s teen comedy Dazed and Confused.

Now, 32 years later, the real-life Texas school where the movie was filmed is under threat of closure — and its orchestra teacher wants McConaughey’s help to save it.

“Alright, alright, alright. Help us blow this post up,” wrote Austin-based Samantha Stewart in an Instagram post last week. “We are fighting to keep the music playing at Bedichek Middle School!…

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