Slacker
Film
A day-in-the-life of old, alternative Austin. Misfits, UFO buffs, UT profs, Kennedy conspiracy theorists, anarchists and general slackers. The beauty of Linklater's first film effort is that while it operates within a linear temporal mode, there isn't an explicit, overarching narrative at work. Rather, the audience is moved from one quirky vignette to the next via the arrival and departures of the very Austin characters. Admittedly, this is an Austin almost unrecognizable to those arriving significantly post tech-boom, but it is a period still fondly recalled by many longtime (read "South of the River") residents.
Released: 1991
Directed By: Richard Linklater
Starring:
Nobody you probably know (except maybe Teresa "Nervosa" Taylor
Known in Austin for:
Providing those who arrived here prior to the tech boom fond memories of what this weird, sleepy, college and government town used to be like.
Fun facts:
One of the founders of Austin Star Map wrote a 30-page treatise on the film Slacker while attending graduate school in Virginia. He was later compelled (by additional graduate school) to move to Austin.
Other External Links: Watch the "Madonna's pap smear" scene here.
