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Slacker (1991) -- A day in the life of of Austin, Texas among its social outcasts and misfits.
Slacker (1991) -- Bo and Wyatt, two 20-something stoners, spend their lives sitting on the couch watching reruns of Derringer P.I. Our boys’ overactive imaginations conjure Derringer, who shows them how to fix their problems.  Undercover goes under the influence.

Overview

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Director:
Richard Linklater
Writer:
Richard Linklater (writer)
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Release Date:
5 July 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Presents a day in the life in Austin, Texas among its social outcasts and misfits, predominantly the twenty-something set... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
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(20 articles)
Stoner | Review
 (From SmellsLikeScreenSpirit. 20 October 2009, 8:32 PM, PDT)

Trailer For Richard Linklater’s ‘Me and Orson Welles’
 (From Screen Rant. 9 October 2009, 4:08 PM, PDT)

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The key to this movie is Linklater's taxi monologue more (57 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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 (as Tom Pallotta)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Richard Linklater's Slacker (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
97 min | 100 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:G (Quebec)
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
The "Oblique Strategies" cards that appear in the movie were originally invented by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt in 1975. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The cab door is clear, but later sports a large sticker. more
Quotes:
Dostoyevsky Wannabe: Who's ever written a great work about the immense effort required in order not to create? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Roseanne: Hit the Road Jack (#9.14)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
America's King more

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16 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
The key to this movie is Linklater's taxi monologue, 7 August 1999
Author: Phlicker from Florida USA

About quantum theory and Schroedinger's cat. Each time one potential outcome becomes the case, the other potentials collapse. But all other outcomes are thought to exist in alternate realities. Each time we become invested in one branch of the narrative, the camera takes us somewhere else. But the character we leave continues to exist and his or her story is assumed to continue -- only not before our eyes.

What do we think, or hope the cops found out from the guy who killed his mother. Something. Or other. All outcomes. And none.

Overthinking it? Perhaps. But this marvelous movie keeps teasing us along, making us think it's going to zig when it's going to zag. This reminds me of the joke about people who kept going back to see "Titanic" hoping that this time, maybe the ship won't sink. With "Slacker," the movie will always be the same, but it will never be the same movie because we can never remember exactly where or how it's going to branch.

I love this movie. I can't get enough of it.

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