Slacker
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A camera drifts through Austin, Texas, passing from one oddball philosopher to the next — each delivering a monologue before handing the film off to the next stranger.
Why watch: Shot for $23,000 with a cast pulled off the streets of Austin. Kevin Smith credits it with inspiring Clerks.
Cast
Richard Linklater as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
Rudy Basquez as Taxi Driver
Jean Caffeine as Roadkill
Jan Hockey as Jogger
Stephan Hockey as Running Late
Mark James as Hit-and-Run Son
Samuel Dietert as Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty
Bob Boyd as Officer Bozzio
Terrence Kirk as Officer Love
Keith McCormack as Street Musician
Jennifer Schaudies as Walking to Coffee Shop
Dan Kratochvil as Espresso Czar / Masonic Malcontent
Maris Strautmanis as Giant Cappuccino
Brecht Andersch as Dostoyevsky Wannabe
Tommy Pallotta as Looking for Missing Friend
Crew
Richard Linklater — Director
Richard Linklater — Writer
Richard Linklater — Producer
Anne Walker-McBay — Casting
Lee Daniel — Director of Photography
Scott Rhodes — Editor
Deborah Pastor — Art Direction
D. Montgomery — Art Direction
Deborah Pastor — Production Design
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