Linklater’s Austin, 35 Years Later

Linklater’s Austin, 35 Years Later

Two films premiered on Independence Day weekend in 1991: “Terminator 2,” the first film to surpass a budget of $100 million, and a $23,000 indie experiment with no plot and virtually no professional actors. “Slacker,” which turned 35 on Sunday, follows a revolving door of eccentrics, most of them played by director Richard Linklater’s musician friends, through a lazy summer day in West Campus. Over endless cigarettes and beer cans, job-averse co…