: The film is less a traditional narrative and more a "long exercise in scene-setting" or a "hangout riff". It chronicles the team as they navigate a revolving door of 1980s subcultures—disco, country, punk, and theater parties—all while competing at everything from ping pong to picking up women.
The story follows Jake Bradford (Blake Jenner), a freshman pitcher arriving at a Texas university. He moves into a rowdy off-campus house shared with his new teammates, a collection of hyper-competitive, "dude wavelength" baseball players.
Taking place in 1980 - the year that the incoming freshman of Dazed would be entering college - the film's main focus is on Jake ( Alternate Ending - Movie Reviews