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ComedyRomance

Slackers

- When all else fails... cheat.

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 final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. Self-dubbed Cool Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, enters their lives one day and everything begins to unravel.

Release Date : 2002-02-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Screen GemsAlliance AtlantisNeal H. Moritz ProductionsOriginal Film

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : ScamThe Hook-UpThe Best and BrightestHooking Up EthanThe Undergrads

Cast

Devon Sawa

Character Name : Dave Goodman

Original Name : Devon Sawa

Gender : Male

Jaime King

Character Name : Angela Patton

Original Name : Jaime King

Gender : Female

Jason Segel

Character Name : Sam Schechter

Original Name : Jason Segel

Gender : Male

Jason Schwartzman

Character Name : Ethan Dulles

Original Name : Jason Schwartzman

Gender : Male

Laura Prepon

Character Name : Reanna

Original Name : Laura Prepon

Gender : Female

Michael C. Maronna

Character Name : Jeff Davis

Original Name : Michael C. Maronna

Gender : Male

Cameron Diaz

Character Name : Cameron Diaz

Original Name : Cameron Diaz

Gender : Female

Jim Rash

Character Name : Head T.A. Philip

Original Name : Jim Rash

Gender : Male

Retta

Character Name : Bruna

Original Name : Retta

Gender : Female

Gedde Watanabe

Character Name : Japanese Proctor

Original Name : Gedde Watanabe

Gender : Male

Heidi Kramer

Character Name : Hot Twin #1

Original Name : Heidi Kramer

Gender : Female

Gina Gershon

Character Name : Girl at Trendy Club

Original Name : Gina Gershon

Gender : Female

Mamie Van Doren

Character Name : Mrs. Van Graaf

Original Name : Mamie Van Doren

Gender : Female

Sam Anderson

Character Name : Charles Patton

Original Name : Sam Anderson

Gender : Male

Leigh Taylor-Young

Character Name : Valerie Patton

Original Name : Leigh Taylor-Young

Gender : Female

Melanie Paxson

Character Name : Pissed Off Co-Ed

Original Name : Melanie Paxson

Gender : Female

Joe Flaherty

Character Name : Mr. Leonard

Original Name : Joe Flaherty

Gender : Male

Nat Faxon

Character Name : Karl, the Grad Student

Original Name : Nat Faxon

Gender : Male

Michael McDonald

Character Name : Economics Professor

Original Name : Michael McDonald

Gender : Male

Charles Dougherty

Character Name : Astronomy Professor

Original Name : Charles Dougherty

Gender : Male

Jonathan Kasdan

Character Name : Barry

Original Name : Jonathan Kasdan

Gender : Male

Alissa Kramer

Character Name : Hot Twin #2

Original Name : Alissa Kramer

Gender : Female

Shelley Dowdy

Character Name : Shelley

Original Name : Shelley Dowdy

Gender : Male

Todd Giebenhain

Character Name : Stoned Test Taker

Original Name : Todd Giebenhain

Gender : Male

Don Michaelson

Character Name : Professor Markoe

Original Name : Don Michaelson

Gender : Male

Marilyn Staley

Character Name : Singing Waitress

Original Name : Marilyn Staley

Gender : Male

Jason Garner

Character Name : Singing Waiter

Original Name : Jason Garner

Gender : Male

Travis Davis

Character Name : Airborne Express Driver

Original Name : Travis Davis

Gender : Male

Reviews

G

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

_Slackers_ may very well be the best version of this exact idea (one that I've seen explored **multiple** times) but that's more a knock against the others than praise for _Slackers_. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._

K

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Decent watch, could watch again, and can recommend. I don't think this is a movie anyone is going to watch again and again, but I believe it's memorable enough to be somewhat infamous. This is the movie with the hairdoll. My big problem with this movie is that the protagonists are scumbag liars and cheaters, and while the antagonist is somewhat crazy, he's the villain because he catches them in the act of misdeeds. That he uses the information to his advantage is actually somewhat symbolic of heroic stories, but he's such a nutcase that it is twisted. I'd love to see a reboot of this with Schwartzmen's character as the protagonist, but with some proper character development would be a great movie, this is, at best, a good movie.