Now, before we get into the full breakdown of how you can watch 'Slacker' right now, here are some important points about the Detour Filmproduction drama flick. Slacker starring Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine, Jan Hockey has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min. The release date of the movie is July 5th, 1991. reflects contributing
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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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'Slacker' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on July 5th, 1991
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
September 14th, 2004
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