Slacker
1991
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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.
Key facts
Cast
Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine, Jan Hockey, Stephan Hockey, Mark James, Samuel Dietert, Bob Boyd
Original language
English
First release
July 27, 1990 (United States)
Setting
Austin
Crew
Screenplay
Richard Linklater
Producer
Richard Linklater
Cinematography
Lee Daniel
Editing
Scott Rhodes
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | July 27, 1990 |
| Theatrical | United States | July 5, 1991 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Full credits
| Director | Richard Linklater |
| Cast | Richard Linklater (Should Have Stayed at Bus Station), Rudy Basquez (Taxi Driver), Jean Caffeine (Roadkill), Jan Hockey (Jogger), Stephan Hockey (Running Late), Mark James (Hit-and-Run Son), Samuel Dietert (Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty), Bob Boyd (Officer Bozzio), Terrence Kirk (Officer Love), Keith McCormack (Street Musician), Jennifer Schaudies (Walking to Coffee Shop), Dan Kratochvil (Espresso Czar / Masonic Malcontent), Maris Strautmanis (Giant Cappuccino), Brecht Andersch (Dostoyevsky Wannabe), Tommy Pallotta (Looking for Missing Friend), Jerry Delony (Been on the Moon Since the 50's), Heather West (Tura Satana Look-Alike), John Spath (Co-op Guy), Ron Marks (Bush Basher), Daniel Dugan (Comb Game Player), Brian Crockett (Sadistic Comb Game Player), Scott Marcus (Ultimate Loser), Stella Weir (Stephanie from Dallas), Teresa Taylor (Pap Smear Pusher), Mark Harris (T-Shirt Terrorist), Greg Wilson (Anti-Traveller), Deborah Pastor (Wants to Leave Country), Gina Lalli (Sidewalk Psychic), Sharon Roos (Devoted Follower), Frank Orrall (Happy-Go-Lucky Guy), Skip Fulton Jr. (Two for One Special), Abra Moore (Has Change), Lori Capp (Traumatized Yacht Owner), Gus Vayas (Cranky Cook), Louis Black (Paranoid Paper Reader), Don Stroud (Recluse in Bathrobe), Janelle Coolich (Shut-in Girlfriend), Aleister Barron (Peeping Kid), Albans Benchoff (Coke Machine Robber), Nigel Benchoff (Budding Capitalist Youth), Zara Barron (Coke Heist Accomplice), Kevin Whitley (Jilted Boyfriend), Steven Anderson (Guy Who Tosses Typewriter), Robert Pierson (Based on Authoritative Sources), Sarah Harmon (Has Faith in Groups), David Haymond (Street Dweller), John Slate ('Conspiracy A-Go-Go' Author), Scott Van Horn (Nova), Lee Daniel (GTO), Charles Gunning (Hitchhiker Awaiting 'True Call'), Tamsy Ringler (Video Interviewer), Luke Savisky (Video Cameraman), Meg Brennan (Sitting at Cafe), Phillip Hostak (Hit Up for Cigarettes), D. Angus MacDonald (Video Playing Store Security), Shelly Kristaponis (Shoplifter), Louis Mackey (Old Anarchist), Kathy McCarty (Anarchist's Daughter), Michael Laird (Burglar), Jack Meredith (Get-Away Accomplice), Clark Walker (Cadillac Crook), Kalman Spelletich (Video Backpacker), Siqgouri Wilkovich (Slapping Boyfriend), John Hawkins (Choking Girlfriend), Scott Rhodes (Disguntled Grad Student), D. Montgomery (Having a Breakthrough Day), Mimi Vitetta (Teacup Sculpter), Susannah Simone (Working on Same Painting), Bruce Hughes (Card Playing Waiter), Keith Fletcher (Cafe Card Player #1), Eric Buehlman (Cafe Card Player #2), Seth Maxwell Malice (Scooby Doo Philosopher), Mark Quirk (Papa Smurf), Kim Krizan (Questions Happiness), Annick Souhami (Has Conquered Fear of Rejection), Regina Garza (Smoking Writer), Stephen Jacobson (S-T-E-V-E with a Van), Eric Lord (Doorman at Club), Kelly Linn (Bike Rider with Nice Shoes), Athina Rachel Tsangari (Cousin from Greece), Stewart Bennet (Sitting on Ledge), Kevin Thomson (Handstamping Arm Licker), Nick Maffei (Pixl-Visionary), Nolan Morrison (To Be Buried by History), Kyle Rosenblad (Going to Catch a Show), Ed Hall (Band Playing at Club), Lucinda Scott (Dairy Queen Photographer), Wammo (Anti-Artist), Marianne Hyatt (Late Night Pick-Up), Gary Price (Watching Early Morning TV), Joseph Jones (Old Man Recording Thoughts), Kendall Smith (Post-Modern Paul Revere), Sean Coffey (Super 8 Cameraman), Jennifer Carroll (All-Night Partier), Patrice Sullivan (Day Tripper), Greg Ward (Tosses Camera Off Cliff), Mike Enright (Bicyclist (uncredited)), Robert Jacks (Club Owner (voice) (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Richard Linklater |
| Producer | Richard Linklater |
| Cinematography | Lee Daniel |
| Editing | Scott Rhodes |
| Production design | Deborah Pastor |
| Sound | D. Montgomery |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
