(dir. Richard Linklater, 1991)

A day in the life of a loose-knit Austin, Texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. 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.