Slackers
When all else fails... cheat.
2002 | 86m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Dewey Nicks |
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| Writer: | David H. Steinberg |
| Staring: |
| Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now, during final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. Self-dubbed Cool Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, enters their lives one day and everything begins to unravel. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 01, 2002 |
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| Director: | Dewey Nicks |
| Writer: | David H. Steinberg |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | drug abuse, college, final exam, troll, college student, infidelity, job interview, graduation, slacker, repairman, roommates, eavesdropping, fall, backpack, scheme |
| Production Companies | Original Film, Alliance Atlantis, Neal H. Moritz Productions, Screen Gems |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,413,915
Budget: $14,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Devon Sawa | Dave Goodman |
| Jaime King | Angela Patton |
| Jason Segel | Sam Schechter |
| Jason Schwartzman | Ethan Dulles |
| Laura Prepon | Reanna |
| Michael C. Maronna | Jeff Davis |
| Cameron Diaz | Cameron Diaz |
| Jim Rash | Head T.A. Philip |
| Retta | Bruna |
| Gedde Watanabe | Japanese Proctor |
| Heidi Kramer | Hot Twin #1 |
| Gina Gershon | Girl at Trendy Club |
| Mamie Van Doren | Mrs. Van Graaf |
| Sam Anderson | Charles Patton |
| Leigh Taylor-Young | Valerie Patton |
| Melanie Paxson | Pissed Off Co-Ed |
| Joe Flaherty | Mr. Leonard |
| Nat Faxon | Karl, the Grad Student |
| Michael McDonald | Economics Professor |
| Charles Dougherty | Astronomy Professor |
| Jonathan Kasdan | Barry |
| Alissa Kramer | Hot Twin #2 |
| Shelley Dowdy | Shelley |
| Todd Giebenhain | Stoned Test Taker |
| Don Michaelson | Professor Markoe |
| Marilyn Staley | Singing Waitress |
| Jason Garner | Singing Waiter |
| Travis Davis | Airborne Express Driver |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James R. Bagdonas | Director of Photography |
| Charlie Picerni | Stunts |
| Nancy Young | Stunts |
| John Papsidera | Casting |
| Geoffrey R. Smith | Location Manager |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunt Coordinator |
| Dewey Nicks | Director |
| David H. Steinberg | Writer |
| Tara Timpone | Editor |
| Erik C. Andersen | Thanks |
| Allen Kupetsky | Second Assistant Director |
| William Arnold | Production Design |
| William Ramirez Jr. | Craft Service |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Kane Hodder | Stunts |
| Manny Perry | Stunts |
| Maria R. Kelly | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Erik Feig | Producer |
| Neal H. Moritz | Producer |
| Carrie Cook | Associate Producer |
| Louis G. Friedman | Co-Producer |
| Dawn Ebert-Byrnes | Associate Producer |
| Bradley Jenkel | Executive Producer |
| Shintaro Shimosawa | Associate Producer |
| Mark Morgan | Executive Producer |
| Patrice Theroux | Executive Producer |
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_Slackers_ may very well be the best version of this exact idea (one that I've seen explored **multiple** times) but that's more a knock against the others than praise for _Slackers_. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._ ...
Decent watch, could watch again, and can recommend. I don't think this is a movie anyone is going to watch again and again, but I believe it's memorable enough to be somewhat infamous. This is the movie with the hairdoll. My big problem with this movie is that the protagonists are scumbag l ... iars and cheaters, and while the antagonist is somewhat crazy, he's the villain because he catches them in the act of misdeeds. That he uses the information to his advantage is actually somewhat symbolic of heroic stories, but he's such a nutcase that it is twisted. I'd love to see a reboot of this with Schwartzmen's character as the protagonist, but with some proper character development would be a great movie, this is, at best, a good movie.