Slacker
First screened in August 2009 / Most recently screened in October 2025
Director: Richard Linklater. Cast: Richard Linklater, Mark James, Dan Kratochvil, Maris Strautmanis, Brecht Andersch, Tommy Pallotta, Jerry Delony, Heather West, Ron Marks, Scott Marcus, Stella Weir, Teresa Taylor, Frank Orrall, Lori Capp, Don Stroud, Janelle Coolich, Kevin Whitley, Steven Anderson, Robert Pierson, Sarah Harmon, John Slate, Charles Gunning, Louis Mackey, Kathy McCarty, Michael Laird, Jack Meredith, Clark Walker, Kalman Spelletich, Scott Rhodes, Denise Montgomery, Susannah Simone, R. Malice, Mark Quirk, Kim Krizan, Annick Souhami, Stephen Jacobson, Kelly Linn, Rachael Reinhardt, Kevin Thomson, Wammo, Lucinda Scott, Kyle Rosenblad, Joseph Jones, Kendall Smith, Rudy Basquez, Jan Hockey, Keith McCormack, John Spath, Daniel Dugan, Brian Crockett, Mark Harris, Abra Moore, Gus Vayas, Tamsy Ringler, Luke Savisky, Marianne Hyatt, Greg Ward. Screenplay: Richard Linklater.

   
Photo © 1990 Detour Filmproduction,
© 1991 Orion Classics

In Brief: Manifesto for lax rhythms and connections-an irony. That doesn't mean everyone is at ease. Lots under the simple surface.

VOR:   Shaggiest sibling of early-90s indies that felt more declamatory. But Slacker's mumble endures! Influential, and craftier than it looks.

Grade: B+


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