Blu-ray
Slacker
Call Number
- BLU-RAY COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (100 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (60 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm).
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language.
Uniform Title
Summary
SLACKER 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 did away with 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.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Special features: Restored high-definition digital film transfer, supervised by director Richard Linklater and director of photography Lee Daniel, with 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio surround soundtrack ; three audio commentaries featuring Richard 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 16mm 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 cafe, Les Amis ; deleted scenes and alternate takes ; trailer.