Slacker

Blu-ray 2013

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 sixteen mm for a mere $3,000, 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.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Austin (Tex.) Drama

Passivity (Psychology) Drama

Subculture Texas Austin Drama

University of Texas Drama

Young adults Attitudes Drama

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Comedy films Drama Feature films Independent films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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ISBN:

9781604657807

Edition:

Director-approved special edition

Description:

1 Blu-ray disc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book ([60] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
polychrome
digital
optical
stereo
video file
Blu-ray disc
region A

Target Audience Note:

MPAA: R; for language
CHVR: 14A

Other Title:

Title on container: Richard Linklater's Slacker

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1991
Special features: 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, a 1985 16 mm short by Linklater and Lee Daniel; casting tapes featuring select "auditions" from the more-than-100-member cast; deleted scenes and alternate takes; 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; original theatrical trailer; 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 Lanklater; and an introduction to It's impossible to learn to plow by reading books by director Monte Hellman
Cinematograper, Lee Daniel ; editor, Scott Rhodes
Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine, Jan Hockey, Stephen Hockey, Kathy McCarty
Blu-ray; region A; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; 2.0 surround DTS-HD; requires Blu-ray player
Named to the National Film Registry in 2012 by the Library of Congress
English dialogue; English subtitles
In English; optional English SDH for the hearing impaired

Control Number:

1872057

UPC:

715515110419

Other Authors:

Basquez, Rudy
Caffeine, Jean, 1960-
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Daniel, Lee, 1962-
Detour Filmproduction
Hockey, Jan
Hockey, Stephan
Linklater, Richard, 1960-
McCarty, Kathy

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