Slacker (1990)

July 27, 1990 (US) • Drama, Comedy • 97m

Overview

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.

Director

Richard Linklater

Writer

Richard Linklater

Top Billed

Richard Linklater

Keywords

telescope dreams moon atomic bomb burglar philosophy texas tent anarchist hit-and-run ufo writer cafe sunglasses pap smear austin, texas twenty something moon walk 1990s anarchic comedy slacker culture counterculture conspiracy theories

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Top Billed 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)

Crew

Richard Linklater

Director

Raul V. Carrera

Set Dresser

Ron Marks

Graphic Designer

D. Montgomery

Sound

Fred Remmert

Sound Engineer

Deborah Pastor

Art Direction

D. Montgomery

Art Direction

Abby Antweil

Grip

Scott Conn

Key Grip

Carlos Omar Guerra

Grip

Dennis Reynolds

Grip

Scott Rhodes

Grip

John Spath

Grip

Clark Walker

Assistant Camera

Clark Walker

Dolly Grip

Ralph Watson

Steadicam Operator

Tracey Holman Weaver

Grip

Bob Rogers

Negative Cutter

Omar Godinez

Colorist

Dave Pultz

Color Timer

Meg Brennan

Script Supervisor

Richard Linklater

Writer

Richard Linklater

Producer

Lee Daniel

Director of Photography

Scott Rhodes

Editor

Anne Walker-McBay

Casting

Deborah Pastor

Production Design

Anne Walker-McBay

Production Manager

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$23,000

Revenue

$1,228,108

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Slacker (1990)

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