Jan Hockey, Jean Caffeine, John Slater
Twenty-four hours with an assortment of slackers (i.e. neo-beatnik, anarchists, crazies and lazies) as they wander around the university district of Austin, Texas.
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Flixster Reviews (640)
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September 2, 2008Working on Same Painting: Sorry, I'm late.
Having a Breakthrough Day: That's okay, time doesn't exist.
The first film written and directed by Richard Linklater, this is a uniquely-structured and plotless film, following a single day in the life of an ensemble of mostly twenty-s...( read more) -
March 3, 2008I get the historical importance of this film in the 90's indie movement...but the film itself? Painful!
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February 11, 2008An early sample of the kind of dialogue-drive films Linklater would eventually become a master at.
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September 21, 2009Interesting. Not a lot happens and there's no real plot to talk of, but it does have some appeal. What that is, I couldn't quite say.
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September 17, 2009It was so good, It amaze me how they could made such piece like this. So damn great!!How could they wrote such stuff..!!Am just amazed.Really I must Agree, IT is filmmakers must see.
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September 12, 2009Early 90's indie film that reflects an ironic, bore, and disillusioned youth from Texas , and the beginning of the end of hipsters.
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September 12, 2009An interesting dialogue-driven piece, with general anarchic overtones. Very thought provoking, depending on how you choose to view it. I think this film might disappoint without the right frame of mind.
There was a lot of contrast between all types of different people around th...( read more) -
September 5, 2009Eventually enjoyable. Bad acting intentionally, but some gems. Austin has got to be the craziest damn town in America.
Critic Reviews
May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
What Linklater has captured is a generation of bristling minds unable to turn their thoughts into action. full review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A movie with an appeal almost impossible to describe. full review
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