The read
Scores higher than 76% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic69/100
351 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard LinklaterDirector
- Richard LinklaterWriter
Cast
- Richard LinklaterShould Have Stayed at Bus Station
- Rudy BasquezTaxi Driver
- Jean CaffeineRoadkill
- Jan HockeyJogger
- Stephan HockeyRunning Late
- Mark JamesHit-and-Run Son
- Samuel DietertGrocery Grabber of Death's Bounty
- Bob BoydOfficer Bozzio
- Terrence KirkOfficer Love
- Keith McCormackStreet Musician
- Jennifer SchaudiesWalking to Coffee Shop
- Dan KratochvilEspresso Czar / Masonic Malcontent
Stills
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Themes
telescopedreamsmoonatomic bombburglarphilosophytexastentanarchisthit-and-runufowriter
The Best Movies of 1990
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