Glory Daze movie storyline. It’s two days before graduation, and Jack is having serious doubts about the future. The old gang is breaking up – Rob is moving to L.A. with his girlfriend; Dennis is finishing his third degree and going to grad school in Michigan; Slosh has dropped out of school and stays drunk all the time; and Mickey, who still has a year of school to go, seems tired of the scene and wishes he had the guts to tell his friend Chelsea how he feels about her.
As Jack looks out at his four years in Santa Cruz, he wonders if this isn’t the best time of his life, and he wonders whether it might be a mistake to let it all go just because of graduation. As his pals also get glimpses of life after college, he decides he’s not going to leave, that he’s going to live his glory days a little longer.
Glory Daze is a 1995 American independent comedy film written and directed by Rich Wilkes and starring Ben Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Megan Ward, and French Stewart. It also features John Rhys-Davies, Alyssa Milano, and Spalding Gray in supporting roles. The plot concerns five college housemates in Santa Cruz, California who are facing graduation and make an attempt to prolong their carefree lifestyle before going their separate ways. Matthew McConaughey, Meredith Salenger, Matt Damon, Brendan Fraser, and Leah Remini all appear in minor roles. Music for the film was composed and selected by members of the punk rock band The Vandals, and the soundtrack features several punk rock bands of the era.
The soundtrack album for Glory Daze was released by Kung Fu Records, Escalante and Fitzgerald’s recently launched independent record label. The album includes two songs not used in the film: “Joe Lies (When He Cries)” by The Bouncing Souls, and the previously-unreleased Vandals song “Change the World with My Hockey Stick”. Also, rather than the original Bad Religion version of “We’re Only Gonna Die” used in the film, the album substitutes a live recording of a cover version performed by Sublime. Other songs used in the film but not included on the soundtrack album include “Kill All the White Man” by NOFX, “Clown Show” by Ednaswap, “She Ballin'” by Chappie Chap, and “Acetone” by Mudhoney.
Glory Daze (1996)
Directed by: Rich Wilkes
Starring: Ben Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Megan Ward, Alyssa Milano, French Stewart, Vien Hong, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Mary Woronov, Matthew McConaughey, Christine Klotz
Screenplay by: Rich Wilkes
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Alfred Sole
Film Editing by: Richard Canib
Costume Design by: Jacqueline G. Arthur
Set Decoration by: Rafael Tapia
Music by: Warren Fitzgerald
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and a scene of sexuality.
Distributed by: Fusion Studios
Release Date: July 27, 1996
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