United States / Apr 21, 1990 / USA Film Festival
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Slacker |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Detour Filmproduction |
| Release date | 27 luglio 1990 |
| Production | Richard Linklater |
| Writer | Richard Linklater |
| Casting | Anne Walker-McBay |
| Editing | Scott Rhodes, Omar Godinez, Dave Pultz, Bob Rogers |
| Cinematography | Lee Daniel, Scott Conn, Carlos Omar Guerra, Clark Walker, Abby Antweil, Scott Rhodes, John Spath, Ralph Watson, Dennis Reynolds, Tracey Holman Weaver |
| Assistant directors | Richard Linklater, Meg Brennan |
| Camera operators | Ralph Watson, Scott Conn, Carlos Omar Guerra, Clark Walker, Abby Antweil, Scott Rhodes, John Spath, Dennis Reynolds, Tracey Holman Weaver, Lee Daniel |
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| Additional photography | Scott Conn, Carlos Omar Guerra, Clark Walker, Abby Antweil, Scott Rhodes, John Spath, Ralph Watson, Dennis Reynolds, Tracey Holman Weaver, Lee Daniel |
| Production design | Deborah Pastor, Ron Marks, Raul V. Carrera, D. Montgomery |
| Art direction | Deborah Pastor, D. Montgomery, Ron Marks, Raul V. Carrera |
| Set decoration | Deborah Pastor, Ron Marks, Raul V. Carrera, D. Montgomery |
| Music | D. Montgomery, Fred Remmert |
| Sound | D. Montgomery, Fred Remmert |
| Budget | 23.000 € |
| Revenue | 1.228.108 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Jul 27, 1990 / Dobie Theater
Theatrical release
United States / Jul 05, 1991 / R
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