Slacker
United States • 1991
Director
#247Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorRichard Linklater
WriterRichard Linklater
CinematographerLee Daniel
EditorScott Rhodes
ProducerRichard Linklater
Cast
Richard Linklateras Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
Rudy Basquezas Taxi Driver
Jean Caffeineas Roadkill
Jan Hockeyas Jogger
Stephan Hockeyas Running Late