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06/24/06
Slacker (1991)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 24 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis: Texan filmmaker Richard Linklater's debut independent feature takes an original approach to traditional narrative, creating an entirely new form of cinema in the process. Shot at a leisurely pace with a style similar to Robert Bresson, SLACKER follows the unmotivated inhabitants of... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Richard Linklater
Director: Richard Linklater
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A charming ensemble piece, that may be the ultimate campus comedy, about media-fixated, affectless youngsters who became spokepersons for Generation X
06/27/05
A landscape-changing film for what it represents, as well as for what it contains.
02/18/05
Slacker is populated by new-age beatniks with neither fashion nor poetry, populating a culture that’s distinguished by its lack of culture.
11/01/04
Linklater proved from the start that he knew his way around a camera and could tell an interesting tale in 60 seconds, too
09/02/04
An innovative film with its many zany portraits of dropouts from the world of work and adult responsibility
07/19/03
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