Slacker

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Richard Linklater

Writers

Richard Linklater

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

27 July 1990

Budget

$23,000

Box office

$1,228,108

Ensemble

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