Slacker
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.
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.
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Cast
Directed by Richard Linklater
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
Maris Strautmanis
Giant Cappuccino
Brecht Andersch
Dostoyevsky Wannabe
Tommy Pallotta
Looking for Missing Friend
Jerry Delony
Been on the Moon Since the 50's
Production
The details
Release
1991
Runtime
97 min
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