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Slackers

  • 20022002
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  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
15K
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Slackers (2002)
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  • Comedy
  • Romance

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

IMDb RATING
5.3/10
15K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Dewey Nicks
  • Writer
    • David H. Steinberg
  • Stars
    • Devon Sawa
    • Robert B. Martin Jr.
    • Jason Segel
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dewey Nicks
  • Writer
    • David H. Steinberg
  • Stars
    • Devon Sawa
    • Robert B. Martin Jr.
    • Jason Segel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 109User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 12Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Slackers
    Trailer 2:10
    Slackers

    Photos16

    Laura Prepon and Jason Segel in Slackers (2002)
    Jason Schwartzman and Jaime King in Slackers (2002)
    Devon Sawa and Jaime King in Slackers (2002)
    Devon Sawa, Michael C. Maronna, and Jason Segel in Slackers (2002)
    Slackers (2002)
    Slackers (2002)
    Slackers (2002)
    Slackers (2002)
    Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, Michael C. Maronna, and Jason Segel in Slackers (2002)
    Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, and Jaime King in Slackers (2002)
    Devon Sawa in Slackers (2002)
    Devon Sawa in Slackers (2002)

    Top cast

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    Devon Sawa
    Devon Sawa
    • Dave Goodmanas Dave Goodman
    Robert B. Martin Jr.
    Robert B. Martin Jr.
    • The Gimpas The Gimp
    Jason Segel
    Jason Segel
    • Sam Schechteras Sam Schechter
    Michael C. Maronna
    Michael C. Maronna
    • Jeff Davisas Jeff Davis
    Jason Schwartzman
    Jason Schwartzman
    • Ethan Dullesas Ethan Dulles
    Jaime King
    Jaime King
    • Angela Pattonas Angela Patton
    • (as James King)
    Laura Prepon
    Laura Prepon
    • Reannaas Reanna
    Travis Davis
    Travis Davis
    • Airborne Express Driveras Airborne Express Driver
    Jim Rash
    Jim Rash
    • Head T.A. Philipas Head T.A. Philip
    Nat Faxon
    Nat Faxon
    • Karl, the Grad Studentas Karl, the Grad Student
    Don Michaelson
    • Professor Markoeas Professor Markoe
    • (as Don Michaelson M.D.)
    Retta
    Retta
    • Bruna, the Office Manageras Bruna, the Office Manager
    Marilyn Staley
    • Singing Waitressas Singing Waitress
    Jason Garner
    • Singing Waiteras Singing Waiter
    Gedde Watanabe
    Gedde Watanabe
    • Japanese Proctoras Japanese Proctor
    Heidi Kramer
    • Hot Twin #1as Hot Twin #1
    Alissa Kramer
    • Hot Twin #2as Hot Twin #2
    Michael McDonald
    Michael McDonald
    • Economics Professoras Economics Professor
    • Director
      • Dewey Nicks
    • Writer
      • David H. Steinberg
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with Honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now, during the final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. —Screen Gems
    • nerd
    • blackmail
    • slacker
    • male objectification
    • hot
    • 88 more
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Higher Education Just Hit A New Low
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong language and sexual content, and for brief drug use
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Originally in the singing penis scene, Michael C. Maronna's own naked penis was used with a CGI mouth added in. After being screened for the MPAA, however, the filmmakers were told to put a sock on it (literally).
    • Goofs
      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

      Freakin' Hobo: I'm not gonna eat that shit, you fuckin' retard.

      Ethan: No one calls me a retard, ya FREAKIN' HOBO!

    • Crazy credits
      Outtake footage featuring Jason Schwartzman and Cameron Diaz is shown after the end credits. She looks at the camera and says, "I've never done a porno before". He responds, "Until now, bitch!".
    • Connections
      Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Baba O'Riley
      Written by Pete Townshend (as Peter Townshend)

      Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra (as The London Philharmonic Orchestra)

      Conducted by Peter Scholes

      Courtesy of the RCA Music Group, A Unit of BMG Entertainment

      Under license from BMG Special Products

    User reviews109

    Review
    Top review
    Exams. Argh!. Cheat. Cool. Blackmail. Bad. Find Love. Good
    Jesus guy ! C'mon !!! this film is not War and Peace ! Do you rent Robocop thinking its going to be about the Russian Revolution ? No. Slackers is about a bunch of Slackers. They do everything they can to avoid getting kicked out of school whilst doing no work. That's it. the plot has landed.

    Everything else is reasonably watchable. The evil dude (I cant remember his name, but he is "cool") is a real sicko, and the hero's of the piece aren't exactly likable, but you do kind of feel for them.

    I would give this movie 6/10 (for effort mainly)

    <Plus the scene with the old hooker in Hospital is a real good one. It made me cringe !!>
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    • benjaminKdavolls
    • Mar 31, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hooking Up Ethan
    • Filming locations
      • University of California, Riverside - 900 University Ave, Riverside, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Atlantis Communications
      • Destination Films
      • Original Film
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,285,941
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,785,283
      • Feb 3, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,413,915
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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