Texas Monthly

Thirty Years After ‘Slacker,’ the Film Is an Austin Time Capsule—And a Hopeful Tribute to Its Spirit

Richard Linklater’s film belongs in the canon of great Texas cinema. Of course, even more than cheap rents or greasy diners, people just miss being young. Slacker’s cast captured an entire generation ...
Austin American-Statesman

'All of my friends are in this movie': 'Slacker' cast reunites in Austin for 30th anniversary

“It’s like the high school reunion where you actually want to see everybody.” Oscar-nominated Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater had a big smile on Tuesday evening at the Paramount Theatre. More than ...
Decider

Teresa Taylor, ‘Slacker’ Star and Butthole Surfers Drummer, Has Died At 60

Before he made his breakout film Dazed and Confused in 1993, Richard Linklater’s first full-length feature film was 1990’s Slacker, an indie comedy that took place in Austin, Texas, and featured an ...
Austin American-Statesman

How I lived the 'Slacker' life in 1990s Austin: The cast was a wide circle of friends

If you lived in Austin circa 1990 and were immersed in the city’s creative communities, fair chance that your total is equal to or greater than the count of about 20 I recently tallied when looking ...
loudwire

Teresa Taylor, Early Drummer of Butthole Surfers + ‘Slacker’ Actress, Has Died at 60

Teresa Taylor, AKA Teresa Nervosa, an early drummer for Butthole Surfers who appears in Richard Linklater's 1990 film, Slacker, has died at the age of 60 from complications of lung disease. Her ...