Slackers

Plot

When geek Ethan discovers three fellow students scamming the exam system, he blackmails them to win over the college's most popular girl.

Release Year: 2002

Rating: 4.9/10 (9,061 voted)

Critic's Score: 12/100

Director:
Dewey Nicks

Stars: Devon Sawa, Robert B. Martin Jr., Jason Segel

Storyline
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 the final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school.

Cast:

Devon Sawa
–

Dave Goodman

Jason Segel
–

Sam Schechter

Michael C. Maronna
–

Jeff Davis

(as Michael Maronna)

Jason Schwartzman
–

Ethan Dulles

Jaime King
–

Angela Patton

(as James King)

Laura Prepon
–

Reanna

Travis Davis
–

Airborne Express Driver

Jim Rash
–

Head T.A. Philip

Nat Faxon
–

Karl, the Grad Student

Don Michaelson
–

Professor Markoe

Retta
–

Bruna, the Office Manager

Marilyn Staley
–

Singing Waitress

Jason Garner
–

Singing Waiter

Gedde Watanabe
–

Japanese Proctor

Heidi Kramer
–

Hot Twin #1

Taglines:
When all else fails… cheat.

Release Date: 1 February 2002

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $11,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $2,785,283
(USA)
(3 February 2002)
(1893 Screens)

Gross: $4,814,244
(USA)
(10 February 2002)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Originally in the singing penis scene, Mike Maronna's own naked penis was used with a CGI mouth added in. After being screened for the MPAA however, the filmmakers were told to put a sock on it (literally).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible:
In the widescreen version of this film the dolly track is not visible in the last scene.

Quotes:

Dave:
I brought you coffee.

Ethan:
I don't touch that stuff.

Dave:
Can I come in?

Ethan:
No. No one comes into Ethan's room. Ethan's rules.

Dave:
What's that smell?

Ethan:
Maybe it's the smell of your ass getting kicked out of school.

User Review

Whats wrong with you people?!

Rating: 6/10

Worst movie of the year? Ok…the name is SLACKERS! Not Schindlers List
Part 2. Why do you people try to pull so much meaning out of these
stoner
flicks? What are you thinking when you rent these movies? That you'll
find
a diamond in the rough? A Spielbergian classic?!? I like stupid humor.
Sue me. I can laugh dumb nonsense. I've shown this to a ton of people
and
they all found humor in it. Cool Ethan is quite possibly the craziest
character ever written and what his face from Rushmore pulls it off
perfectly. Plus whats his face from that Stan video is PIMP in this
movie.
Seriously…take notes from STAN, eminems greatest fan.

My advice to you critics that downplay a stupid script in the first place
is
to stop watching comedy's. Stop now while you're ahead. Thank you and
good
day.