“Slacker”, the influential 1991 independent film by Richard Linklater that helped kicked off the independent film revival in the 1990’s, is now available on Hulu.
Kevin Smith introduces the film on Hulu’s blog, citing it as a major influence.
Two of our good friends in the San Francisco arts community, who used to live in Austin and were friends with Richard Linklater, appeared as characters in the film.
Kal Spelletich, founder of the robotics and kinetic machine art group SEEMEN, plays the part of “video backpacker” starting at the 01:06:31 mark.
Writer and artist Seth Malice plays the part of “Scooby Doo philosopher” starting at the 01:15:12 mark.
Viewing Note: Here’s information on how to view Hulu videos outside the US.
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The “Happy Guy” who gets fucked by the Newspaper Machine is Frank Orall of Poi Dog Pondering, and is still putting out great music. Poi's newest album 7 is fantastic. I've loved the band for nearly 20 years.
Overachievers.
I love this movie. I was a huge fan of Poi Dog Pondering when it came out, and a few members of the band are in it as well.
Never noticed Kal or Seth Malice in it though, although not surprising since I didn't know of either of them then.
This reminded me of one of my favorite panoramic shots: Set reading at the Adobe Bookstore: http://flickr.com/photos/dav/2097150/in/photost...