Title from web page. Richard Linklater, Kathy McCarthy, Jean Caffeine, Rudy Basquez. Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. Special features: three audio commentaries, featuring Linklater and members of the cast and crew; It's impossible to learn to plow by reading books (1988); Woodshock, a 1985 16 mm short by Linklater and Daniel; Casting tapes featuring select "auditions" from the more-than-100-member cast; deleted scenes and alternate takes; footage from the slacker tenth-anniverary reunion; early film treatment; home movies; ten-minute trailer for a 2005 documentary; original theatrical trailer; plus a booklet featuring essays and more.
Summary:
Directed by Richard Linklater, presents a day in the life of a loose-knit Austin, Texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Shooting on sixteen mm for a mere $3,000, 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.
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