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Overall Rank: 4506

Average Rating: 2.7/4

# of Ratings: 43

Theatrical Release Date: 08/01/1991

Language: English

Genre: Comedy, Drama

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Richard Linklater

Actors: Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine, Jan Hockey, Stephan Hockey, Mark James

Plot: A day in the life of Austin, TX amongst a group of 20-something outcasts who interact with one another in a series of vignettes. -- Chris Kavan

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/31/2023

After "Stranger Than Paradise" but before "Clerks" there was "Slacker, a sharp collection of oddballs and misfits just living their lives.

Unknown - wrote on 06/29/2014

'Slacker' is all one big collection of scenes involving different people just going about their day. It has a natural flow. Each new person that enters the frame hands it off to the next, and so on. Many situations are a bit of a bore, sometimes following in succession. But the weird, eccentric, and funny portions punctuate frequently enough. Interesting film.

Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/05/2012

This film raises randomness to an art form. A lot goes on, but nothing really happens - it's just people talking about everyday things, getting into everyday situations, and just living a very slacker lifestyle. If you want your kids to know what Gen X meant, this is probably the movie to show them.

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cinegeek.de - wrote on 04/01/2016

Our Daily Free Stream: Richard Linklater - Slacker. Im Grunde ist es unmöglich, Richard Linklaters Film Slacker zu beschreiben, obwohl Linklaters Methode glasklar ist: Er will uns eine bestimmte Gruppe von Leuten zeigen an einem Tag zur selben Zeit. Linklater nennt diese Guppe "Slackers", wir kennen sie auch als "Hipster", "Bohemians" oder "Generation X". Es sind diejenigen, die ein Studentenleben führen und in Studentenstädten herumhängen. Obwohl der Film 1991 in Austin spielt, sieht das Szenario so aus wie ein ganz normaler Tag heute in Berlin Neukölln. Linklater zeigt eine Parallelwelt, in welcher der Kaffee immer nachgefüllt wird und sich die Protagonisten wundern, dass es überhaupt noch ein anderes Leben gibt ausserhalb des eigenem. Linklater beobachtet, hört auch zu, will …