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1990 | DIRECTED BY RICHARD LINKLATER

Slacker

Movie Stats
Year
1990
Runtime
 97 minutes (1 hr 37 mins)
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First viewed:
16th Jul 2024
Last viewed:
21st Mar 2026
Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
5th July 1991
35 years 4 months 2 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
17th September 1993
33 years 1 months 20 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
8th September 2011
15 years 1 months 29 days ago
France release date
 France
29th January 2020
6 years 9 months 9 days ago
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Directed by
richard linklater
Starring
Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
Taxi Driver
Roadkill
Jogger
Running Late
Hit-and-Run Son
Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty
Officer Bozzio
Officer Love
Street Musician
Walking to Coffee Shop
Espresso Czar / Masonic Malcontent
Giant Cappuccino
Dostoyevsky Wannabe
Looking for Missing Friend
Been on the Moon Since the 50's
Tura Satana Look-Alike
Co-op Guy
Bush Basher
Comb Game Player
Sadistic Comb Game Player
Ultimate Loser
Stephanie from Dallas
Pap Smear Pusher
T-Shirt Terrorist
Anti-Traveller
Wants to Leave Country
Sidewalk Psychic
Devoted Follower
Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
Two for One Special
Has Change
Traumatized Yacht Owner
Cranky Cook
Paranoid Paper Reader
Recluse in Bathrobe
Shut-in Girlfriend
Peeping Kid
Coke Machine Robber
Budding Capitalist Youth
Coke Heist Accomplice
Jilted Boyfriend
Guy Who Tosses Typewriter
Based on Authoritative Sources
Has Faith in Groups
Street Dweller
'Conspiracy A-Go-Go' Author
Nova
GTO
Hitchhiker Awaiting 'True Call'
Video Interviewer
Video Cameraman
Sitting at Cafe
Hit Up for Cigarettes
Video Playing Store Security
Shoplifter
Old Anarchist
Anarchist's Daughter
Burglar
Get-Away Accomplice
Cadillac Crook
Video Backpacker
Slapping Boyfriend
Choking Girlfriend
Disguntled Grad Student
Having a Breakthrough Day
Teacup Sculpter
Working on Same Painting
Card Playing Waiter
Cafe Card Player #1
Cafe Card Player #2
Scooby Doo Philosopher
Papa Smurf
Questions Happiness
Has Conquered Fear of Rejection
Smoking Writer
S-T-E-V-E with a Van
Doorman at Club
Bike Rider with Nice Shoes
Cousin from Greece
Sitting on Ledge
Handstamping Arm Licker
Pixl-Visionary
To Be Buried by History
Going to Catch a Show
Band Playing at Club
Dairy Queen Photographer
Anti-Artist
Late Night Pick-Up
Watching Early Morning TV
Old Man Recording Thoughts
Post-Modern Paul Revere
Super 8 Cameraman
All-Night Partier
Convertible Driver
Day Tripper
Tosses Camera Off Cliff
Bicyclist
Club Owner
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News from around the web
Linklater’s Austin, 35 Years Later  The Daily Texan Thu, 9th July 2026

The True Call of Slacker: 20 Years Later  PopMatters Mon, 29th August 2011

Slacker’s Oblique Strategy  The Criterion Collection Mon, 13th September 2004

Interview: 20 Years Later, Richard Linklater on His Sundance Classic ‘Slacker’  sundance.org Thu, 14th October 2010

Classic Film Review: ‘Slacker’ remains a perfect example of great low-budget filmmaking  InSession Film Mon, 14th June 2021

35 years ago, ‘Slacker’ launched a career- and a unique ‘90s archetype  Substack Wed, 23rd July 2025

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