Slacker (Blu-ray) R

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  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 40 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 17, 2013
  • Originally Released: 1991
  • Label: Criterion Collection

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User Ratings: 10,299
Rating: 3/4 -- A movie with an appeal almost impossible to describe. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jan 1, 2000
Rating: B -- The indie film has a fresh feel. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Mar 9, 2009
...Director Richard Linklater pokes loving fun at disaffected twentysomethings... -- 3 out of 4 stars
USA Today
Aug 15, 1991
...Scrappy and shrewdly hilarious....Linklater has the gift of a true satirist...
Rolling Stone
Jul 11, 1991
[I]ts nontraditional story structure is quite sophisticated. Performances from the mainly nonprofessional cast are quirky and self-assured, and the camerawork and editing are fluid.
Los Angeles Times
Sep 26, 2004
4 stars out of 5 -- [A] finely tuned and winning life sketch.
Empire
Feb 1, 2008
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Pretension is kept at bay by the fact that whenever someone is holding court, the others in the scene barely seem to be listening. Full Review
LarsenOnFilm
Mar 9, 2015

Product Description:

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.

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  • UPC: 715515110419
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