Slacker
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Slacker is a 1990 independent film by Richard Linklater that follows a series of eccentric characters in Austin, Texas through a loosely connected, dialogue-driven narrative.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Generation X cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cultStatus | cult film ⓘ |
| depictsCityAsCharacter | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Richard Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Orion Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfIndependentFilm | pre-Sundance boom early 1990s ⓘ |
| features | ensemble of eccentric characters ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacters | a chain of loosely connected individuals ⓘ |
| followsStructure | roving, handoff-style character transitions ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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independent film ⓘ |
| hasDirectorCameo | Richard Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ |
| hasNoConventionalProtagonist | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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postmodern disconnection ⓘ slacker culture ⓘ |
| influenced |
American independent films of the 1990s
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Clerks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American independent cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Various artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
dialogue-driven narrative
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loosely connected vignettes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimal plot structure
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portrayal of early 1990s youth culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysSubculture |
artists and musicians
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bohemian intellectuals in Austin ⓘ conspiracy theorists ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Detour Filmproduction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| restoredBy | The Criterion Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 97 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
location shooting
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long takes ⓘ naturalistic dialogue ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 1980s to early 1990s ⓘ |
| writer | Richard Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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