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Slackers (2002)

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Average Rating: 3.1/10
Reviews Counted: 105
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 94

Another teen comedy with little on its mind but moving to the next gross-out gag, Slackers strains for laughs and features grating characters.

Average Rating: 2.4/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 29

Another teen comedy with little on its mind but moving to the next gross-out gag, Slackers strains for laughs and features grating characters.

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Movie Info

Three lifelong cheaters wise up in this gross-out college comedy, which marks the second feature role for Rushmore star Jason Schwartzman. It's the last semester of senior year for roomies Dave (Devon Sawa), Sam (Jason Segel), and Jeff (Michael C. Maronna), a trio of twenty-somethings whose enthusiasm for higher learning is matched only by their enthusiasm for root canals performed without the aid of anesthesia. As such, their entire collegiate existence has been an elaborate series of cons and

R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Dewey Nicks

Written By: David H. Steinberg

In Theaters: Dec 1, 2002 Wide

On DVD: May 28, 2002

Box Office:$4.8M

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Cast

Devon Sawa
Dave
Jason Schwartzman
Ethan
James King
Angela
Jason Segel
Sam
Michael C. Maronna
Jeff
Laura Prepon
Reanna
Sam Anderson
Charles Patton
Leigh Taylor-Young
Valerie Patton
Joe Flaherty
Mr. Leonard
Jim Rash
Philip
Charles Dougherty
Anatomy Professor
Gina Gershon
Woman in bar (Uncredite...
Jon Kasdan
Barry
Wesley Mann
Male Executive
Michael McDonald
Economics Professor1
Mamie Van Doren
Mrs. Van Graaf
Gedde Watanabe
Japanese Proctor
Howard Mungo
Doctor
Marilyn Staley
Singing Waitress
Cameron Diaz
Movie Star
Joanna Sanchez
Nurse
Tom Retta
Office Manager
Todd Giebenhain
Stoned Testtaker
Don Michaelson
Professor Markoe
Heidi Kramer
Hottie #1
Japhet "J.P." Coe
Phillip
Travis Davis
Airborne Driver
Shelley Dowdy
Shelley
Rick Dubov
Security Guard
Margaret Easley
Receptionist
Mary Faulkner
Female Executive
Nat Faxon
Karl
Jason Garner
Singing Waiter
Alissa Kramer
Hottie #2
Robert B. Martin Jr.
The Gimp
Kim Stanwood
Dave's Mom
Michael Swiney
Homeless Guy
Melanie Deanne Moore
Pissed Off Co-Ed
Jaime King

Critic Reviews for Slackers

All Critics (106) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (94) | DVD (12)

This debut for helmer and vid vet Dewey Nicks and scribe David H. Steinberg, a feverishly naughty revenge comedy, is awful and subversively spunky at the same time.

April 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety

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Robert Koehler

Variety

Top Critic

Nicks and Steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try.

February 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Mark Holcomb

Village Voice

Top Critic

Airs the same kind of randy, testosterone-fueled humor that has been a staple of comedies about college party guys since Animal House.

February 4, 2002 Comment

Susan Stark

Detroit News

Top Critic

[I]t may be the first movie ever targeted to John Hinkley, about the only person I can see as the target audience.

February 4, 2002 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

There are laughs here, but easily as many groans.

February 2, 2002 Full Review Source: USA Today

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USA Today

Top Critic

The footage seems to have been tossed into the air and randomly reassembled when it hit the ground.

February 2, 2002 Full Review Source: CNN.com

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

Top Critic

good acting, nothing much more

April 24, 2008 Comment

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

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It's several good jokes, a whole lot of character development and some skilled direction away from crossing the line from moronic to crudely inspired.

July 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

I found myself laughing a lot.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

If it's unlikely to stimulate the brain cells, it will almost certainly make you laugh out loud.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Derek Adams

Time Out

...should have been a lot better.

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

This may be a vaguely gratifying rent someday if you are intrigued with Schwartzman's early movies. He'll surely be around for a while.

May 20, 2003 Comment

Jim Shelby

Palo Alto Weekly

The less said about this, the better.

March 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Marrit Ingman

Austin Chronicle

You really have to wonder how on earth anyone, anywhere could have thought they'd make audiences guffaw with a script as utterly diabolical as this.

February 13, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Tom Grealis

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

Isn't it a pity when the best words a film critic can say about a movie are 'not an absolute bomb'?

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

Calculated swill.

January 20, 2003 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Manohla Dargis

L.A. Weekly

Ultimately as generic as its title.

December 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Michael Dequina

Film Threat

It turns out to be a cut above the norm, thanks to some clever writing and sprightly acting.

December 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Movieline

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Stephen Farber

Movieline

It's elevated into watchability thanks to the presence of Jason Schwartzman and some inspired off-the-wall moments amongst the smutty gags.

October 30, 2002 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

There is so much wrong with Slackers, it may be more efficient simply to point out the one acceptable ingredient: Jason Schwartzman.

October 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer

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Margaret A. McGurk

Cincinnati Enquirer

Its effect could appeal only to hardcore masochists: you pay it $9.50 and it spends the next two-hours laughing at how dumb you are.

August 27, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Mark Palermo

Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Going with this title is about as original as calling the movie Animal Houses.

August 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World

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Jon Niccum

Lawrence Journal-World

This is not your average low-brow university comedy; these filmmakers have a much more twisted sense of humour, pulling laughs from the most surprising places to liven up what is essentially just a sweet romance.

August 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

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Audience Reviews for Slackers

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Jason Schwartzman. thats it.

August 5, 2009

Coxxie Mild Sauce

Super Reviewer

There is a flavor to this film, designated to a distinct group of people. I am one of those people. The cast is a compilation of favorite comics that spans over several generations: Jason Segel (Freaks & Geeks, How I Met Your Mother), Laura Prepon (That 70's Show), Michael C. Maronna (Adventures of Pete & Pete), and of

April 18, 2011

Christopher Haskell

Super Reviewer

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