Slackers (2002)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Dewey Nicks

Writer (WGA):

David H. Steinberg (written by)

Release Date:

1 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Higher Education Just Hit A New Low

Plot:

When the school geek discovers three fellow college students scamming the system, he blackmails them to win over the school's most popular girl.

Plot Keywords:

Blackmail | Prank | Bikini | Back Pack | Job Interview

Cast

Devon Sawa	...	Dave Goodman
Jason Segel	...	Sam Schechter
Michael C. Maronna	...	Jeff Davis (as Michael Maronna)
Jason Schwartzman	...	Ethan Dulles
Jaime King	...	Angela Patton (as James King)
Laura Prepon	...	Reanna
Travis Davis	...	Airborne Express Driver
Jim Rash	...	Head T.A. Philip
Nat Faxon	...	Karl, the Grad Student
Don Michaelson	...	Professor Markoe
Retta	...	Bruna, the Office Manager
Marilyn Staley	...	Singing Waitress
Jason Garner	...	Singing Waiter
Gedde Watanabe	...	Japanese Proctor
Heidi Krämer	...	Hot Twin #1

Also Known As:

Hooking Up Ethan (USA) (working title)
Les complices (Canada: French title)
Scam (USA) (working title)
The Best and Brightest (USA) (working title)
The Hook-Up (USA) (working title)
The Undergrads (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and sexual content, and for brief drug use.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | France:U | Norway:15 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

During the "Three is the Magic Number" sequence, there is a shot of the boys performing on stage in tuxedos. Jason Schwartzman can be seen on the drums behind them. This scene was not actually shot for the movie, but rather, footage from a photo shoot.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Dave finally comes clean, when Angela is shown the photo of Ethan's shrine to her, her image on the screen in the photo is moving.

Quotes:

Ethan: The dirty old whore told me to do it!

Movie Connections:

References "Dark Angel" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Rock N' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)

Title refers to the filmmakers

It was so bad that it made me depressed after seeing it. The actors were simply horrible, and they had no comic timing. The script had no funny parts and relied a lot on poorly done slapstick (mainly people falling down). The movie was about 80 minutes long, but I really want those 80 minutes back.