Production
Slacker's working title was No Longer/Not Yet. The film was shot with a 16 mm Arriflex camera on location in Austin, Texas with a budget of $23,000, and premiered at Austin's Dobie Theater on July 27, 1990. Orion Classics acquired Slacker for nationwide distribution, and released a slightly modified 35mm version on July 5, 1991. It did not receive a wide release but went on to become a cult film bringing in a domestic gross of over $1,000,000. The cast includes many notable Austinites, including Louis Black, Abra Moore, and members of some local bands of the era.
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