'Slacker' Director: Richard Linklater (1991) Criterion Collection Blu-ray A day in the life of a loose-knit Austin, Texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Shooting on 16mm for a mere $23,000, 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. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES include: Restored high-definition digital film transfer, supervised by director Richard Linklater and director of photography Lee Daniel, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master audio soundtrack 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 (1985), a 16 mm 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 café Les Amis Deleted scenes and alternate takes
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