A nameless young character goes into travels to the country, meeting some acquaintances and strangers as well, having banal conversations, dedicating his existence into daily mundane activities. Richard Linklater presents an unconventional narrative, barely composed of dialogue and consisting in observing life and actions.... (Full plot summary below)
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A nameless young character goes into travels to the country, meeting some acquaintances and strangers as well, having banal conversations, dedicating his existence into daily mundane activities. Richard Linklater presents an unconventional narrative, barely composed of dialogue and consisting in observing life and actions.
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| User ReviewAaron PRichard Linklater's experimental debut is truly a film that stands on its own. But it's not for everyone. |
| User ReviewCamille LRichard Linklater's first feature film may not be a movie for everybody. Its minimal and non-traditional plot will divide audiences, and some may diss it by saying "dull". But this is a must-see movie for aspiring directors and those who love Linklater's work. |
| User ReviewKalman GInteresting beginning for one of the most vibrant and still relevant American film directors around. |
| User ReviewJordan MRichard Linklater's debut movie, available only as second disc in the Slacker DVD package (explaining the cover art displayed here), this is a uberminimal road movie shot in Super-8. A guy flicking through TV channels, landscapes gliding by seen from a train, finding a radio station... everyday boring normal shit packaged into arthouse cinema. Interesting and somewhat entrancing, but a bit too drawn out at times. |
| User ReviewIgor YLinklater's feature debut. It can be seen on the 'Slacker - Criterion Collection DVD'. I highly recommend staying away from this almost plotless, pointless, and boring movie. |
| User ReviewCameron JRichard Linklater's first feature (included as a supplement to the Criterion release of "Slacker") follows a young man travelling on a train, visiting his parents and so on. Almost dialogue free and focusing on the mundane (sleeping on a train, walking somewhere, watching tv), it is more than a little boring. |
