

Slacker(1991)
Overview
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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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
Heather West
Tura Satana Look-Alike
John Spath
Co-op Guy
Ron Marks
Bush Basher
Daniel Dugan
Comb Game Player
Brian Crockett
Sadistic Comb Game Player
Scott Marcus
Ultimate Loser
Stella Weir
Stephanie from Dallas

Teresa Taylor
Pap Smear Pusher
Mark Harris
T-Shirt Terrorist
Greg Wilson
Anti-Traveller
Deborah Pastor
Wants to Leave Country
Gina Lalli
Sidewalk Psychic
Sharon Roos
Devoted Follower
Frank Orrall
Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
Skip Fulton Jr.
Two for One Special
Abra Moore
Has Change
Lori Capp
Traumatized Yacht Owner
Gus Vayas
Cranky Cook

Louis Black
Paranoid Paper Reader
Don Stroud
Recluse in Bathrobe
Janelle Coolich
Shut-in Girlfriend
Aleister Barron
Peeping Kid
Albans Benchoff
Coke Machine Robber
Nigel Benchoff
Budding Capitalist Youth
Zara Barron
Coke Heist Accomplice
Kevin Whitley
Jilted Boyfriend
Steven Anderson
Guy Who Tosses Typewriter
Robert Pierson
Based on Authoritative Sources
Sarah Harmon
Has Faith in Groups
David Haymond
Street Dweller
John Slate
'Conspiracy A-Go-Go' Author
Scott Van Horn
Nova

Lee Daniel
GTO

Charles Gunning
Hitchhiker Awaiting 'True Call'
Tamsy Ringler
Video Interviewer
Luke Savisky
Video Cameraman
Meg Brennan
Sitting at Cafe
Phillip Hostak
Hit Up for Cigarettes
D. Angus MacDonald
Video Playing Store Security
Shelly Kristaponis
Shoplifter
Louis Mackey
Old Anarchist
Kathy McCarty
Anarchist's Daughter
Michael Laird
Burglar
Jack Meredith
Get-Away Accomplice
Clark Walker
Cadillac Crook
Kalman Spelletich
Video Backpacker
Siqgouri Wilkovich
Slapping Boyfriend
John Hawkins
Choking Girlfriend
Scott Rhodes
Disguntled Grad Student
D. Montgomery
Having a Breakthrough Day
Mimi Vitetta
Teacup Sculpter
Susannah Simone
Working on Same Painting
Bruce Hughes
Card Playing Waiter
Keith Fletcher
Cafe Card Player #1
Eric Buehlman
Cafe Card Player #2
Seth Maxwell Malice
Scooby Doo Philosopher
Mark Quirk
Papa Smurf

Kim Krizan
Questions Happiness
Annick Souhami
Has Conquered Fear of Rejection
Regina Garza
Smoking Writer
Stephen Jacobson
S-T-E-V-E with a Van
Eric Lord
Doorman at Club
Kelly Linn
Bike Rider with Nice Shoes

Athina Rachel Tsangari
Cousin from Greece
Stewart Bennet
Sitting on Ledge
Kevin Thomson
Handstamping Arm Licker
Nick Maffei
Pixl-Visionary
Nolan Morrison
To Be Buried by History
Kyle Rosenblad
Going to Catch a Show
Ed Hall
Band Playing at Club
Lucinda Scott
Dairy Queen Photographer

Wammo
Anti-Artist
Marianne Hyatt
Late Night Pick-Up
Gary Price
Watching Early Morning TV
Joseph Jones
Old Man Recording Thoughts
Kendall Smith
Post-Modern Paul Revere
Sean Coffey
Super 8 Cameraman
Jennifer Carroll
All-Night Partier
Patrice Sullivan
Day Tripper
Greg Ward
Tosses Camera Off Cliff
Mike Enright
Bicyclist (uncredited)

Robert Jacks
Club Owner (voice) (uncredited)
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