Slacker
6.739
97 minutes
7/5/1991
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.
Cast List
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
Maris Strautmanis
as Giant Cappuccino
Brecht Andersch
as Dostoyevsky Wannabe
Tommy Pallotta
as Looking for Missing Friend
Jerry Delony
as Been on the Moon Since the 50's
Heather West
as Tura Satana Look-Alike
John Spath
as Co-op Guy
Ron Marks
as Bush Basher
Daniel Dugan
as Comb Game Player
Brian Crockett
as Sadistic Comb Game Player
Scott Marcus
as Ultimate Loser
Stella Weir
as Stephanie from Dallas
Teresa Taylor
as Pap Smear Pusher
Mark Harris
as T-Shirt Terrorist
Greg Wilson
as Anti-Traveller
Deborah Pastor
as Wants to Leave Country
Gina Lalli
as Sidewalk Psychic
Sharon Roos
as Devoted Follower
Frank Orrall
as Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
Skip Fulton Jr.
as Two for One Special
Abra Moore
as Has Change
Lori Capp
as Traumatized Yacht Owner
Gus Vayas
as Cranky Cook
Louis Black
as Paranoid Paper Reader
Don Stroud
as Recluse in Bathrobe
Janelle Coolich
as Shut-in Girlfriend
Aleister Barron
as Peeping Kid
Albans Benchoff
as Coke Machine Robber
Nigel Benchoff
as Budding Capitalist Youth
Zara Barron
as Coke Heist Accomplice
Kevin Whitley
as Jilted Boyfriend
Steven Anderson
as Guy Who Tosses Typewriter
Robert Pierson
as Based on Authoritative Sources
Sarah Harmon
as Has Faith in Groups
David Haymond
as Street Dweller
John Slate
as 'Conspiracy A-Go-Go' Author
Scott Van Horn
as Nova
Lee Daniel
as GTO
Charles Gunning
as Hitchhiker Awaiting 'True Call'
Tamsy Ringler
as Video Interviewer
Luke Savisky
as Video Cameraman
Meg Brennan
as Sitting at Cafe
Phillip Hostak
as Hit Up for Cigarettes
D. Angus MacDonald
as Video Playing Store Security
Shelly Kristaponis
as Shoplifter
Louis Mackey
as Old Anarchist
Kathy McCarty
as Anarchist's Daughter
Michael Laird
as Burglar
Jack Meredith
as Get-Away Accomplice
Clark Walker
as Cadillac Crook
Kalman Spelletich
as Video Backpacker
Siqgouri Wilkovich
as Slapping Boyfriend
John Hawkins
as Choking Girlfriend
Scott Rhodes
as Disguntled Grad Student
D. Montgomery
as Having a Breakthrough Day
Mimi Vitetta
as Teacup Sculpter
Susannah Simone
as Working on Same Painting
Bruce Hughes
as Card Playing Waiter
Keith Fletcher
as Cafe Card Player #1
Eric Buehlman
as Cafe Card Player #2
Seth Maxwell Malice
as Scooby Doo Philosopher
Mark Quirk
as Papa Smurf
Kim Krizan
as Questions Happiness
Annick Souhami
as Has Conquered Fear of Rejection
Regina Garza
as Smoking Writer
Stephen Jacobson
as S-T-E-V-E with a Van
Eric Lord
as Doorman at Club
Kelly Linn
as Bike Rider with Nice Shoes
Athina Rachel Tsangari
as Cousin from Greece
Stewart Bennet
as Sitting on Ledge
Kevin Thomson
as Handstamping Arm Licker
Nick Maffei
as Pixl-Visionary
Nolan Morrison
as To Be Buried by History
Kyle Rosenblad
as Going to Catch a Show
Ed Hall
as Band Playing at Club
Lucinda Scott
as Dairy Queen Photographer
Wammo
as Anti-Artist
Marianne Hyatt
as Late Night Pick-Up
Gary Price
as Watching Early Morning TV
Joseph Jones
as Old Man Recording Thoughts
Kendall Smith
as Post-Modern Paul Revere
Sean Coffey
as Super 8 Cameraman
Jennifer Carroll
as All-Night Partier
Patrice Sullivan
as Day Tripper
Greg Ward
as Tosses Camera Off Cliff
Mike Enright
as Bicyclist (uncredited)
Robert Jacks
as Club Owner (voice) (uncredited)