Slacker - Criterion Collection Blu-Ray

Slacker, directed by Richard Linklater, depicts a day in the life of a loosely knit subculture in Austin, Texas, populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Writer, producer, and director Linklater and his group of friends filmed on 16 mm for only $23,000 and discarded all ideasabout a traditional plot and instead chose to create a web of over a hundred characters, each as fascinating as the next. Slacker is a prescient look at a burgeoning generation of aggressive non-participants and one of the most important films of the American independent film movement of the 1990s.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION INCLUDESOR

New, restored digital film transfer in high-definition format, supervised by director Richard Linklater and cinematographer Lee Daniel, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

Three audio commentaries with Linklater and members of the cast and crew

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988), Linklater's first feature film, with commentary by the director. Woodshock, a 16 mm short film from 1985 by Linklater and Daniel. Casting tapes with selected "auditions" from the ensemble of more than 100 people

Deleted scenes and alternate takes

Footage from Slackers' ten-year reunion

Early film treatment

Home movies

Ten-minute trailer for a 2005 documentary about the historic Les Amis café in Austin

Original theatrical trailer

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PLUS: An essay by author and filmmaker John Pierson, an introduction to It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books by director Monte Hellman, an essay by Michael Barker, reviews by critics Ron Rosenbaum and Chris Walters, and production notes by Linklater.p>

New cover by Marc English