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Slacker (1991)

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Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 24  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.3/10

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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... 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 Austin, Texas, over the course of one day, as they waste their time talking about politics, philosophy, and popular culture. Beginning with a cab ride in which the fare (Linklater himself) suggests to the driver a theory about alternate universes (which also happens to mirror what transpires on screen), the film abruptly shifts to another character and situation after an elderly woman is hit by a car. Soon after, another character is introduced, and the camera follows her. This formula sticks for the whole film; by the end, dozens of characters have been introduced and, just as quickly, been left behind. Linklater spent years taking notes in order to infuse original dialogue into every situation, which results in a sometimes pathetic, sometimes poignant, always amusing trip into a lackadaisical college town. Luckily, for fans of new and inventive approaches to filmmaking, Linklater himself wasn't a "slacker," ensuring the film's place in indie film history. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Richard Linklater

Director: Richard Linklater

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 9, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • 2-Disc Set
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English
  • Disc-One
  • Contains Feature SLACKER

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Richard Linklater - Director + Cast & Crew Members
  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. Trailer For Documentary About Les Amis, The Diner Used As A Location In The Film Slacker
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Additional Footage - 1. Casting Tapes
  • 2. Footage from the SLACKER reunion in 2001
  • 3. History of the Austin Film Society
  • 4. Home Movies

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Stills/Photos
  • Additional Text - Early Treatment

Additional Products:

  • Booklet
  • Disc-Two
  • Contains Feature IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN TO PLOW BY READING BOOKS

Additional Features:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Bonus Feature/Short - 1. WOODSTOCK
  • Featurette - 1. SLACKER Tenth Anniversary

Text/Photo Gallery:

  • Additional Text - 1. SLACKER Culture Essay By Richard Linklater
  • 2. "The Roadmap" Working Script Of SLACKER
  • 3. Information About The Austin Film Society

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Derek Adams
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4/5

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11/10/05
Frank Swietek
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4/5

No review available.

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08/31/05
Rebecca Murray
About.com
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A-

A charming ensemble piece, that may be the ultimate campus comedy, about media-fixated, affectless youngsters who became spokepersons for Generation X

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06/27/05
Emanuel Levy
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An exercise in meandering self-importance.

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05/04/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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5/5

A brilliant film that plays like a chain of linked short short stories.

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04/07/05
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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4/4

A landscape-changing film for what it represents, as well as for what it contains.

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02/18/05
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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4/5

A landmark by an American master

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12/15/04
Jay Antani
Los Angeles Alternative
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Slacker is populated by new-age beatniks with neither fashion nor poetry, populating a culture that’s distinguished by its lack of culture.

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11/01/04
Rumsey Taylor
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
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4/5

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09/24/04
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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3/4

A key independent film of the early 90s.

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09/15/04
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
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4.5/5

Linklater proved from the start that he knew his way around a camera and could tell an interesting tale in 60 seconds, too

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09/02/04
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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2/5

Interesting for about 45 minutes, and increasingly tiresome thereafter.

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07/27/04
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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3/5

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02/22/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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4/5

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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4/5

No review available.

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07/20/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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An innovative film with its many zany portraits of dropouts from the world of work and adult responsibility

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07/19/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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4/5

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03/11/03
Cindy Widner
Austin Chronicle
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01/27/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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