<P> Freshman Mitch Kramer ( Wiley Wiggins ) escapes the initial hazing with his best friend Carl Burnett ( Esteban Powell ) , but is later cornered after a baseball game and violently paddled . Fred O'Bannion ( Ben Affleck ) , a senior participating in the hazing tradition for a second year after failing to graduate , delights in punishing Mitch . Pink gives the injured Mitch a ride home and offers to take him cruising with friends that night . Plans for the evening are ruined when Kevin Pickford 's ( Shawn Andrews ) parents discover his intention to host a keg party . Elsewhere , the intellectual trio of Cynthia Dunn ( Marissa Ribisi ) , Tony Olson ( Anthony Rapp ) , and Mike Newhouse ( Adam Goldberg ) decide to participate in the evening 's activities . Pink and his friend David Wooderson ( Matthew McConaughey ) , a man in his early 20s who still socializes with high school students , pick up Mitch and head for the Emporium , a pool hall frequented by teenagers . </P>
<P> Freshman Mitch Kramer ( Wiley Wiggins ) escapes the initial hazing with his best friend Carl Burnett ( Esteban Powell ) , but is later cornered after a baseball game and violently paddled . Fred O'Bannion ( Ben Affleck ) , a senior participating in the hazing tradition for a second year after failing to graduate , delights in punishing Mitch . Pink gives the injured Mitch a ride home and offers to take him cruising with friends that night . Plans for the evening are ruined when Kevin Pickford 's ( Shawn Andrews ) parents discover his intention to host a keg party . Elsewhere , the intellectual trio of Cynthia Dunn ( Marissa Ribisi ) , Tony Olson ( Anthony Rapp ) , and Mike Newhouse ( Adam Goldberg ) decide to participate in the evening 's activities . Pink and his friend David Wooderson ( Matthew McConaughey ) , a man in his early 20s who still socializes with high school students , pick up Mitch and head for the Emporium , a pool hall frequented by teenagers . </P>
who did ben affleck play in dazed and confused
who did ben affleck play in dazed and confused
Fred O'Bannion
Fred O'Bannion