Slacker (1990)

6.7 out of 10 · 1990 · 97 min · Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Richard Linklater

Cast

• Richard Linklater as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
• Rudy Basquez as Taxi Driver
• Jean Caffeine as Roadkill
• Jan Hockey as Jogger
• Stephan Hockey as Running Late
• Mark James as Hit-and-Run Son
• Samuel Dietert as Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty
• Bob Boyd as Officer Bozzio
• Terrence Kirk as Officer Love
• Keith McCormack as Street Musician
• Jennifer Schaudies as Walking to Coffee Shop
• Dan Kratochvil as Espresso Czar / Masonic Malcontent

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