Slackers (2002)

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

Plot Keywords:

Fall | Love | Blackmail | Scam | College Life

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 Kramer	...	Hot Twin #1
Alissa Kramer	...	Hot Twin #2
Michael McDonald	...	Economics Professor
Charles Dougherty	...	Astronomy Professor
Robert B. Martin Jr.	...	The Gimp
Michael Swiney	...	Long-Haired Hobo
Shelley Dowdy	...	Shelley
Jon Kasdan	...	Barry
J.P. Coe	...	Philip (as Japhet J.P. Coe)
Howard Mungo	...	Doctor
Joanna Sanchez	...	Nurse
Sam Anderson	...	Charles Patton
Leigh Taylor-Young	...	Valerie Patton
Melanie Paxson	...	Pissed Off Co-Ed (as Melanie Deanne Moore)
Cameron Diaz	...	Herself
Kim Stanwood	...	Dave's Mom
Wesley Mann	...	Male Executive
Joe Flaherty	...	Mr. Leonard
Mary Faulkner	...	Female Executive
Rick Dubov	...	Security Guard
Margaret Easley	...	Receptionist
Todd Giebenhain	...	Stoned Test Taker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mamie Van Doren	...	Mrs. Van Graaf
Mara Clinch	...	Dream Girl #1 (uncredited)
Gina Gershon	...	Girl at Trendy Club (uncredited)
Jason Maddox	...	Student (uncredited)
Martin Pierron	...	Student (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Janitor (uncredited)
Daniel Spink	...	Student (uncredited)
Sara Tanaka	...	Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Dewey Nicks

Writing credits (WGA)
David H. Steinberg		(written by)

Produced by
Carrie Cook	....	associate producer
Dawn Ebert-Byrnes	....	associate producer
Erik Feig	....	producer
Louis G. Friedman	....	co-producer
Bradley Jenkel	....	executive producer
Mark Morgan	....	executive producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer
Shintaro Shimosawa	....	associate producer
Patrice Theroux	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joseph L. Altruda		(as Joey Altruda)
Venus Brown
Justin Stanley

Cinematography by
James R. Bagdonas

Film Editing by
Tara Timpone

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
William Arnold

Set Decoration by
John Fraser Brown		(as John F. Brown)
Lisa K. Sessions

Costume Design by
Jennifer Levy

Makeup Department
Trish Almeida	....	hair stylist
Lynn Barron	....	key makeup artist
Rebecca DeHerrera	....	makeup artist: Ms. Van Doren (as Rebecca L. Deherrera)
Denise Fischer	....	makeup artist
Lori Guidroz	....	key hair stylist
Laurel Kelly	....	hair stylist (as Laurel E. Kelly)
Emjay Olson	....	hair stylist
Rita Troy	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Louis G. Friedman	....	production manager
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Kostenko Jr.	....	second second assistant director (as Frank C. Kostenko Jr.)
Allen Kupetsky	....	second assistant director
Nilo Otero	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Frank Bertolino	....	swing
Donna L. Bishop	....	on-set dresser
James L. Bolle	....	swing
Claudia Bonfe	....	art department assistant
Sue Chan	....	assistant art director
Dort Clark	....	assistant property master
Chuck Courrieu	....	swing (as Charles F. Courrieu)
Jill S. Coverdale	....	buyer
Jill S. Coverdale	....	swing
Jaime B. Culinda	....	greensman
Chris Devicariis	....	assistant property master
Elixandro Diaz Jr.	....	plaster foreman
Scott Henry	....	swing (as Scott A. Henry)
Rich Hobaica	....	property master (as Richard Hobaica)
Ricky Johnson	....	swing
Tom Jung	....	storyboard artist
Michael Leonard	....	lead man
Lawrence D. Lira	....	draper
Martin Milligan	....	on-set dresser
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator
Erik Norville	....	swing
Stuart Rankine	....	assistant property master
Andrew Reed	....	set designer
Dzidic Rifet	....	draper
Porfirio Silva	....	greens foreman
Misael Leyra Sosa	....	greensman
Dugald Stermer	....	swing

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist (as Steve Bain)
Barbara Delpuech	....	dialogue editor (as Barbara Way Delpuech)
Barbara Delpuech	....	sound editor (as Barbara Way Delpuech)
Yann Delpuech	....	sound re-recording mixer: temp mixes
Yann Delpuech	....	supervising sound editor
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer
George Flores	....	utility sound (as George A. Flores)
Michael Garner	....	boom operator (as Michael A. Garner)
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Cameron Hamza	....	sound mixer
Darren King	....	supervising sound editor
Chet Leonard	....	utility sound
Ron Malligers	....	foley mixer (as Ron Mellegers)
Randy McDonald	....	utility sound (as Steward D. 'Randy' McDonald Jr.)
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Alison Sanford	....	sound recordist
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Virostek	....	sound effects recordist
Rebecca Wright	....	foley assistant

Special Effects by
Chris Nelson	....	special effects foreman
Brandon Trost	....	special effects assistant
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects

Stunts
Pat Banta	....	stunts (as Patrick Banta)
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Alex Brown	....	stunts (as Alex A. Brown)
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Endoso	....	stunts
Kane Hodder	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (as Charles Picerni)
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts
John Rottger	....	stunts (as John C. Rottger)
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Jamie King

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Barcroft	....	grip
Lloyd Barcroft	....	key grip
Pat Blymyer	....	chief lighting technician (as Pat Blymer)
Matthew Brewer	....	camera loader
Eddie Cordero	....	electrician
Edward J. Cox	....	rigging electrician (as Edward Cox)
Robert C. Crockett	....	grip
Steven Cueva	....	camera loader
Chris Eliszandro	....	electrician
J. Christopher Elizondo	....	best boy electric
Thomas Enright	....	best boy electric
Thomas Enright	....	electrician (as Tom Enright)
Christoper George	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Guthrie	....	dolly grip
Anthony D. Guzman	....	rigging electrician
Suzanne Hanover	....	still photographer (as Suzanne Hanover-Fowler)
Desi R. Jojola Sr.	....	rigging electrician
James Keys	....	rigging best boy electric (as James J. Keys)
Scott C. Keys	....	rigging electrician (as Scott Keys)
Harvey Letson	....	grip
Ted Marshall	....	rigging gaffer
Dominic Napolitano	....	first assistant camera
Sean J. O'Shea	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Chad Persons	....	camera operator
David Riggio	....	grip
Robert Small	....	grip
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Richard Stanford Jr.	....	best boy electric (as Richard A. Stanford Jr.)
Donald T. Stanford	....	electrician
Ralph Stiers	....	electrician
John Stradling	....	second assistant camera
Wally Sweeterman	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video assist operator
Shawn Whelan	....	best boy grip
Ignacio Woolfolk	....	grip

Casting Department
Jenny Harrison	....	casting assistant
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Wendy O'Brien	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonitta Barnes	....	set costumer
Isabela Braga	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lisa Buchignani	....	set costumer
Azita Kamdar	....	set costumer
Ric Spencer	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Jonathan Chibnall	....	second assistant editor
George Cunningham	....	second assistant editor
Tom Demauri	....	first assistant editor
Julie Dole	....	second assistant editor
Rick Downey	....	negative cutter
Michael Matsumoto	....	post-production assistant
Michelle Mendenhall	....	first assistant editor
Dana Ross	....	color timer
Graham Stumpf	....	executive in charge of post-production
Erik C. Andersen	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Michaella C. Agnello	....	choir
Matt W. Cody	....	choir (as Matthew Cody)
Buck Damon	....	co-music supervisor
Claire Seely Fedoruk	....	choir
Christa Gates	....	choir
Joseph Guarascio	....	choir
Jonathan Karp	....	music editor
Stephen Krause	....	score mixer
Paul Lakin	....	choir
Renee Miller	....	choir
Amanda Scheer-Demme	....	music supervisor
Christopher Smith	....	choir
Matt Weitzman	....	choir
Spencer Wright	....	choir
Rani Sharone	....	musician: bass (uncredited)

Transportation Department
David Joseph	....	driver: production van

Other crew
Tom Adler	....	title designer
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services
Nichole Benavente	....	production intern
Edward M. Biasi	....	office production assistant
Hajrudin Bilalovic	....	assistant to cast
Kaelee Brown	....	production assistant
Jay Burnley	....	assistant: Brad Jenkel
Cesare Calabrese	....	office production assistant
Dea Cantu	....	script supervisor (as Dea Cantú)
Joni Cuquet	....	field publicist
Marion DeMarcillac	....	assistant: Patrice Theroux
Brett Dos Santos	....	assistant production accountant
Blake Hamilton	....	office production assistant
Alexis Hanawalt	....	assistant: Mark Morgan
Patti Hawn	....	publicist
Mark Horowitz	....	international sales: Alliance Atlantis Pictures International
Matthew Hsu	....	production intern
Stephen L. Hunt	....	production assistant
Ava Jamshidi	....	intern
Kathleen Keller	....	production coordinator
Amanda Lewis	....	assistant: Neal H. Moritz (as Amanda Cohen)
Jay May	....	product placement
James Miklaszewski	....	production assistant
Harry Monroe	....	assistant: Devon Sawa
Kevin Moore	....	assistant: Mark Morgan
Michael Musteric	....	production assistant (as Michael J. Musteric)
Eric Myerson	....	production assistant
Paula Nikolaidis	....	assistant: Dewey Nicks
Donal O'Sullivan	....	assistant: James King
Robert Paulsen	....	assistant production coordinator
Ryan Shawn Pritchard	....	production assistant
William Ramirez Jr.	....	key craft service
Andy Shapiro	....	office production assistant (as Andrew Shapiro)
Robert Shapiro	....	controller
Geoffrey R. Smith	....	location manager
Tessa Lyn Stephenson	....	intern (as Tess Lynn Stephenson)
Dorion Thomas	....	key office production assistant (as George Dorion Thomas)
Steve Trombatore	....	payroll
Tim Turner	....	production accountant
Andy Viner	....	intern
Heather Wusterbarth	....	production assistant (as Heather L. Wusterbarth)
Judy Sharinger	....	completion and delivery supervisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Erik C. Andersen	....	thanks: end titles

Production Companies

• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Destination Films
• Original Film

Distributors

• Screen Gems (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (non-USA)
• Destination Films
• Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Fox Network (2004) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
• Momentum Pictures (2002) (UK) (all media)
• Pyramide Distribution

Special Effects

• FX Solutions

Other Companies

• Background Services Inc.  extras casting
• Capitol Studios  score mixed at
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cinelease  post-production services
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals
• LoopEase  loop group
• Sound Dogs  sound design
• Todd Studios  sound re-recording
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  adr services

Also Known As:

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

The original name for the movie was "The Undergrads", but, it was changed to avoid any confusion with there being a movie of the popular MTV animated series "Undergrads" (2001)

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Ethan is confronted by Angela with the hair doll that he made, she holds it up and says, "Is this a hair doll?" her lips are clearly not moving.

Quotes:

Dave:I brought you coffee.
Ethan:I don't touch that stuff.
Dave:Can I come in?
Ethan:No. No one comes into Ethan's room. Ethan's rules.
Dave:What's that smell?
Ethan:Maybe it's the smell of your ass getting kicked out of school.

Movie Connections:

References "Schoolhouse Rock!" (1973)

Soundtrack:

Holy Calamity

One of the funnier teen movies

Slackers is a very funny and enjoyable teen movie. Of course it's dumb, but who cares, you'll get a few laughs and feel like you did something worthwhile for two hours. Anyways, Slackers is about three friends that always cheat their way through tests and always get away with it until the psychopathic school geek ethan(Jason Schwartzman) finds out and starts blackmailing them. Unless one of the cheaters named Dave(Devon Sawa) can get the beautiful Angela(James King) to go out with Ethan, he will kick Dave and both of his friends out of the school. Jason Schwartzman was very funny and also Laura Prepon did a very funny performance. She played Angela's sex crazed roomate Reanna. Devon Sawa did also a pretty good job. If you want to see a movie that will make you laugh and just plain relax for two hours, watch slackers. I would give Slackers 6/10