Slacker (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

SLACKER, directed by Richard Linklater (DAZED AND CONFUSED), 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 $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. 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.

Starring: John Slate, Louis Mackey, Stella Weir, Richard Linklater, Mark James, Abra Moore, Albans Benchoff, Aleister Barron, Annick Souhami, Brecht Andersch, Brian Crockett, Charlotte Norris, Clark Lee Walker, D. Angus MacDonald, D. Montgomery, Dan Kratochvil, Daniel Dugan, Daniel Lee, Debbie Pastor, Eric Buehlman, Eric Lord, Frank Orrall, Gina Lalli, Greg Ward, Gus Vayas, Heather West, Janelle Coolich, Jennifer Carroll, Jerry Deloney, John Spath, Joseph Jones, Kalman Spellitich, Keith Fletcher, Kelly Linn, Kendal Smith, Kevin Whitley, Kim Krizan, Kyle Rosenblad, Lori Capp, Lucinda Scott, Luke Savisky, Marianne Hyatt, Maris Strautmanis, Mark Quirk, Meg Brennan, Michael Laird, Mimi Vitetta, Nick Maffei, Nigel Benchoff, Nolan Morrison, Patrice Sullivan, Phillip Hostak, R. Malice, Rachel Reinhardt, Regina Garza, Robert Jacks, Ron Marks, Sarah Harmon, Scott Marcus, Scott Rhodes, Scott Van Horn, Sean Coffey, Sharon Roos, Shelly Kristaponis, Skip Fulton Jr., Stephen Jacobson, Steve Anderson, Stewart Bennet, Susannah Simone, Tamsy Ringler, Teresa Taylor, Tom Pallotta, Wammo, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caggeine, Jan Hockey, Stephan Hockey, Samuel Dietert, Bob Boyd, Terrence Kirk, Keith McCormack, Jennifer Schaudies, Mark Harris, Greg Wilson, Louis Black, Don Stroud, Steven Anderson, Robert Pierson, Charles Gunning, Kathy McCarty, Bruce Hughes, Kevin Thompson, Ed Hall, Gary Price, Kendall Smith

Director: Richard Linklater