Slackers Movie Review 2002

Schwartzman is wasted as Ethan, a social outcast college student with his stalker-like eye on the prize--an intelligent college girl with model good looks (former model King). Nicknaming himself "Cool Ethan," our semi-delusional hero blackmails three of the campus's best and brightest, who have gotten that rep entirely through cheating. Ethan demands the boys use their unique methods of chicanery to get him his dream girl, or he'll get them all expelled. Leader of the gang Dave (Sawa) leads the fix-up charade but ends up falling for the cutie himself. Uninteresting, annoying characters, awkward plotting, and the requisite ton of sophomoric, sexual, and gross-out humor, including a gratuitous septugenarian sponge bath.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 86 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Campus Capers, Buddies, Blackmail, Scams, Stings & Cons

Screenplay

David H. Steinberg

Cast

Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, Jaime (James) King, Jason Segel, Michael Maronna, Laura Prepon, Mamie Van Doren, Joe Flaherty, Leigh Taylor-Young, Sam Anderson, Cameron Diaz

Cinematography

James R. Bagdonas

Director

Dewey Nicks

Music

Joseph (Joey) Altruda

Other

Cameron Hamza, Amanda Scheer Demme, Tara Timpone, Jennifer Levy, William Arnold

Producer

Neal H. Moritz, Erik Feig, Alliance Atlantis Communications, Screen Gems