poster

Slacker

Drama | Comedy

6.7

Release Date

July 5, 1991

Duration

97 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Richard Linklater

Should Have Stayed at Bus Station

Richard Linklater

Rudy Basquez

Taxi Driver

Rudy Basquez

Jean Caffeine

Roadkill

Jean Caffeine

Jan Hockey

Jogger

Jan Hockey

Stephan Hockey

Running Late

Stephan Hockey

Mark James

Hit-and-Run Son

Mark James

Samuel Dietert

Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty

Samuel Dietert

Bob Boyd

Officer Bozzio

Bob Boyd

Terrence Kirk

Officer Love

Terrence Kirk

Keith McCormack

Street Musician

Keith McCormack

Jennifer Schaudies

Walking to Coffee Shop

Jennifer Schaudies

Dan Kratochvil

Espresso Czar / Masonic Malcontent

Dan Kratochvil

Maris Strautmanis

Giant Cappuccino

Maris Strautmanis

Brecht Andersch

Dostoyevsky Wannabe

Brecht Andersch

Tommy Pallotta

Looking for Missing Friend

Tommy Pallotta

Jerry Delony

Been on the Moon Since the 50's

Jerry Delony

Heather West

Tura Satana Look-Alike

Heather West

John Spath

Co-op Guy

John Spath

Ron Marks

Bush Basher

Ron Marks

Daniel Dugan

Comb Game Player

Daniel Dugan

Brian Crockett

Sadistic Comb Game Player

Brian Crockett

Scott Marcus

Ultimate Loser

Scott Marcus

Stella Weir

Stephanie from Dallas

Stella Weir

Teresa Taylor

Pap Smear Pusher

Teresa Taylor

Mark Harris

T-Shirt Terrorist

Mark Harris

Greg Wilson

Anti-Traveller

Greg Wilson

Deborah Pastor

Wants to Leave Country

Deborah Pastor

Gina Lalli

Sidewalk Psychic

Gina Lalli

Sharon Roos

Devoted Follower

Sharon Roos

Frank Orrall

Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

Frank Orrall

Skip Fulton Jr.

Two for One Special

Skip Fulton Jr.

Abra Moore

Has Change

Abra Moore

Lori Capp

Traumatized Yacht Owner

Lori Capp

Gus Vayas

Cranky Cook

Gus Vayas

Louis Black

Paranoid Paper Reader

Louis Black

Don Stroud

Recluse in Bathrobe

Don Stroud

Janelle Coolich

Shut-in Girlfriend

Janelle Coolich

Aleister Barron

Peeping Kid

Aleister Barron

Albans Benchoff

Coke Machine Robber

Albans Benchoff

Nigel Benchoff

Budding Capitalist Youth

Nigel Benchoff

Zara Barron

Coke Heist Accomplice

Zara Barron

Kevin Whitley

Jilted Boyfriend

Kevin Whitley

Steven Anderson

Guy Who Tosses Typewriter

Steven Anderson

Robert Pierson

Based on Authoritative Sources

Robert Pierson

Sarah Harmon

Has Faith in Groups

Sarah Harmon

David Haymond

Street Dweller

David Haymond

John Slate

'Conspiracy A-Go-Go' Author

John Slate

Scott Van Horn

Nova

Scott Van Horn

Lee Daniel

GTO

Lee Daniel

Charles Gunning

Hitchhiker Awaiting 'True Call'

Charles Gunning

Tamsy Ringler

Video Interviewer

Tamsy Ringler

Luke Savisky

Video Cameraman

Luke Savisky

Meg Brennan

Sitting at Cafe

Meg Brennan

Phillip Hostak

Hit Up for Cigarettes

Phillip Hostak

D. Angus MacDonald

Video Playing Store Security

D. Angus MacDonald

Shelly Kristaponis

Shoplifter

Shelly Kristaponis

Louis Mackey

Old Anarchist

Louis Mackey

Kathy McCarty

Anarchist's Daughter

Kathy McCarty

Michael Laird

Burglar

Michael Laird

Jack Meredith

Get-Away Accomplice

Jack Meredith

Clark Walker

Cadillac Crook

Clark Walker

Kalman Spelletich

Video Backpacker

Kalman Spelletich

Siqgouri Wilkovich

Slapping Boyfriend

Siqgouri Wilkovich

John Hawkins

Choking Girlfriend

John Hawkins

Scott Rhodes

Disguntled Grad Student

Scott Rhodes

D. Montgomery

Having a Breakthrough Day

D. Montgomery

Mimi Vitetta

Teacup Sculpter

Mimi Vitetta

Susannah Simone

Working on Same Painting

Susannah Simone

Bruce Hughes

Card Playing Waiter

Bruce Hughes

Keith Fletcher

Cafe Card Player #1

Keith Fletcher

Eric Buehlman

Cafe Card Player #2

Eric Buehlman

Seth Maxwell Malice

Scooby Doo Philosopher

Seth Maxwell Malice

Mark Quirk

Papa Smurf

Mark Quirk

Kim Krizan

Questions Happiness

Kim Krizan

Annick Souhami

Has Conquered Fear of Rejection

Annick Souhami

Regina Garza

Smoking Writer

Regina Garza

Stephen Jacobson

S-T-E-V-E with a Van

Stephen Jacobson

Eric Lord

Doorman at Club

Eric Lord

Kelly Linn

Bike Rider with Nice Shoes

Kelly Linn

Athina Rachel Tsangari

Cousin from Greece

Athina Rachel Tsangari

Stewart Bennet

Sitting on Ledge

Stewart Bennet

Kevin Thomson

Handstamping Arm Licker

Kevin Thomson

Nick Maffei

Pixl-Visionary

Nick Maffei

Nolan Morrison

To Be Buried by History

Nolan Morrison

Kyle Rosenblad

Going to Catch a Show

Kyle Rosenblad

Ed Hall

Band Playing at Club

Ed Hall

Lucinda Scott

Dairy Queen Photographer

Lucinda Scott

Wammo

Anti-Artist

Wammo

Marianne Hyatt

Late Night Pick-Up

Marianne Hyatt

Gary Price

Watching Early Morning TV

Gary Price

Joseph Jones

Old Man Recording Thoughts

Joseph Jones

Kendall Smith

Post-Modern Paul Revere

Kendall Smith

Sean Coffey

Super 8 Cameraman

Sean Coffey

Jennifer Carroll

All-Night Partier

Jennifer Carroll

Patrice Sullivan

Day Tripper

Patrice Sullivan

Greg Ward

Tosses Camera Off Cliff

Greg Ward

Mike Enright

Bicyclist (uncredited)

Mike Enright

Robert Jacks

Club Owner (voice) (uncredited)

Robert Jacks

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