Richard Linklater?s Slacker presents a day in the life of a loose-knit subculture of marginal, eccentric, and overeducated citizens in Austin, Texas. Shooting the film on 16mm for a mere $23,000, writer/producer/director Linklater and his crew of friends eschewed a traditional plot, choosing instead to employ long takes and fluid transitions to create a tapestry of over a hundred characters, each as unique as the last, culminating in an episodic portrait of a distinct vernacular culture and a tribute to bohemian cerebration. 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. Special Features : DISC ONE - New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound supervised by director Richard Linklater and director of photography Lee Daniel, made from original 16mm film elements - Three audio commentaries featuring Richard Linklater and members of the cast and crew - Casting tapes featuring select "auditions" from the over one-hundred-member cast, with an essay from production manager/casting director Anne Walker-McBay - An early film treatment - Home movies - Ten-minute trailer for a documentary about the landmark Austin café, Les Amis, which served as location for several scenes in Slacker - Stills gallery featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production and publicity photos - English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired - Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition - DISC TWO: - It´s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988), Linklater´s first full-length feature, with commentary by the director, available here for the first time on home video - Woodshock, an early short 16mm film made by Linklater and Lee Daniel in 1985 - "The Roadmap," the working script of Slacker, including fourteen deleted scenes and alternate takes - Footage from the Slacker tenth-anniversary in Austin, Texas, in 2001 - Original theatrical trailer - Slacker culture essay by Linklater - Information about the Austin Film Society, founded in 1985 by Linklater with Daniel, including early flyers from screenings - English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired