Slacker (1991)
Directed by Richard Linklater · Cinematography by Lee Daniel
R97 min47 frames
DramaComedy
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Slacker — official trailer
What is Slacker about?
Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.
Where can you watch Slacker?
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Who stars in Slacker?
Richard Linklateras Should Have Stayed at Bus Station- Rudy Basquezas Taxi Driver
- Jean Caffeineas Roadkill
Who made Slacker?
What does the cinematography of Slacker look like?
Across 46 sampled frames, Slacker builds its coverage from medium shots (50% of the sample), with close-ups (17%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Lee Daniel keeps 76% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.
What is the color palette of Slacker?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Slacker (1991) are #2e302d, #52514a, #d4d4cf, #787067, #ada797, #938f87 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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