Slacker (1991)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writer:

Richard Linklater (writer)

Release Date:

5 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Presents a day in the life in Austin, Texas among its social outcasts and misfits, predominantly the twenty-something set...

Plot Keywords:

UFO | Anarchist | Philosophy | Austin Texas | Generation X

Awards:

3 nominations

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 (as Tom Pallotta)

Runtime:

97 min | 100 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Detour Filmproduction

Trivia:

Was the movie that directly inspired Kevin Smith to become a filmmaker; inspired the movie Clerks. (1994).

Goofs:

Continuity: The drink that the UFO conspiracy theorist carries changes several times before the scene ends.

Quotes:

Video Interviewer: So, did you vote in the most recent election?
Hitchhiker: Hell, no... I've got less important things to do.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in One Minutes (2009)

Soundtrack:

Killer Rockers

Cult film must!

I agree with the other people who have praised this film, it is terrific. I also own a copy and find that I seldom make it all the way through. Still I keep it and periodically go back to it because I can't wait for a particular character to show up or to be reminded of one that I'd forgotten. And best of all....I think that I've known most of these people at some time in my life! As bizarre as all of these characters are they are very much like some of the wackos everybody encounters throughout their lifetime. Linklater did a very good job of his caricatures and drew excellent performances out of his cast.