Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.
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Richard Linklater | Should Have Stayed at Bus Station |
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Rudy Basquez | Taxi Driver |
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Jean Caffeine | Roadkill |
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Jan Hockey | Jogger |
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Stephan Hockey | Running Late |
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Mark James | Hit-and-Run Son |
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Samuel Dietert | Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty |
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Bob Boyd | Officer Bozzio |
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Terrence Kirk | Officer Love |
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Keith McCormack | Street Musician |
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Jennifer Schaudies | Walking to Coffee Shop |
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Dan Kratochvil | Espresso Czar |
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Maris Strautmanis | Giant Cappuccino |
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Brecht Andersch | Dostoyevsky Wannabe |
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Tommy Pallotta | Looking for Missing Friend |
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Jerry Delony | Been on the Moon Since the 50's |
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Heather West | Tura Satana Look-Alike |
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John Spath | Co-op Guy |
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Ron Marks | Bush Basher |
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Daniel Dugan | Comb Game Player |
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Brian Crockett | Sadistic Comb Game Player |
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Scott Marcus | Ultimate Loser |
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Stella Weir | Stephanie from Dallas |
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Teresa Taylor | Pap Smear Pusher |
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Mark Harris | T-Shirt Terrorist |
| Director | Richard Linklater |
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| Writer | Richard Linklater | |
| Producer | Richard Linklater | |
| Photography | Lee Daniel | |
| Edition | The Criterion Collection |
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| Packaging | Custom Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English (SDH) |
| Distributor | The Criterion Collection |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Regions | Region A |
| Quantity | 1 |
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| Index | 2713 |
| Added Date | Jun 20, 2024 02:27:16 |
| Modified Date | Jun 20, 2024 02:32:44 |
Father’s Day 2024 gift from Beth
Slacker, directed by Richard Linklater, presents a day in the life of a loose-knit Austin, Texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Shooting on 16 mm for a mere $23,000, writer-producer-director Linklater and his crew of friends threw out any idea of a traditional plot, choosing instead to create a tapestry of over a hundred characters, each as compelling as the last. Slacker is a prescient look at an emerging generation of aggressive nonparticipants, and one of the key films of the American independent film movement of the 1990s.
Restored high-definition digital film transfer, supervised by director Richard Linklater and director of photography Lee Daniel, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master audio soundtrack
Three audio commentaries, featuring Linklater and members of the cast and crew
It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988), Linklater’s first feature, with commentary by the director
Woodshock (1985), a 16 mm short by Linklater and Daniel
Casting tapes featuring select “auditions”
Footage from the Slacker tenth-anniversary reunion
Early film treatment
Home movies
Ten-minute trailer for a 2005 documentary about the landmark Austin café Les Amis
Deleted scenes and alternate takes
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: a booklet featuring essays by author and filmmaker John Pierson and Sony Pictures Classics copresident Michael Barker; reviews by critics Ron Rosenbaum and Chris Walters; production notes by Linklater; and an introduction to It’s Impossible to Plow by Reading Books by director Monte Hellman
Cover by Marc English
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