Slackers


1h 27m 2001

Brief Synopsis

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. Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, enters their lives one day and everything begins to unravel. When Ethan accidentally catches Dave in an exam scam and gathers some incriminating evidence against him, Dave and his friends find themselves completely at his mercy. Threatening to expose the three slackers, Ethan offers a deal: he'll let the guys off the hook on one condition - they use their unethical expertise to get him the object of his desire, the brainy babe Angela. However, with Ethan's complete lack of experience with women, the challenge is harder than anyone could have imagined.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Teens
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE FILMS/SCREEN GEMS
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Alhambra, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

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. Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, enters their lives one day and everything begins to unravel. When Ethan accidentally catches Dave in an exam scam and gathers some incriminating evidence against him, Dave and his friends find themselves completely at his mercy. Threatening to expose the three slackers, Ethan offers a deal: he'll let the guys off the hook on one condition - they use their unethical expertise to get him the object of his desire, the brainy babe Angela. However, with Ethan's complete lack of experience with women, the challenge is harder than anyone could have imagined.

Crew

Tom Adler

Titles

Deanna Adney

Assistant Location Manager

Trish Almeida

Hair Stylist

Joey Altruda

Music

William David Arnold

Production Designer

Scott Austin

Props

Christin Bachet

Props

James R Bagdonas

Director Of Photography

Steve Baine

Foley Artist

Pat Banta

Stunt Player

Brian Barbetto

Construction

Bill Barcroft

Key Rigging Grip

Lloyd Barcroft

Key Grip

Antonitta Barnes

Set Costumer

Lynn Barron

Makeup Artist

Brandon Beck

Apprentice

Nichole Benavente

Apprentice

Augie Bernal

Driver

Taylor Bernard

Stand-In

Frank Bertolino

Swing Gang

Ed Biasi

Office Production Assistant

Hajrudin Bilalovic

Casting Assistant

Donna Bishop

Dresser

Patrick Blymyer

Chief Lighting Technician

Printz Board

Music

James C Bolle

Swing Gang

Claudia Bonfe

Art Assistant

Isabela Braga

Wardrobe Supervisor

Dale Brandenburg

Caterer

Joe F Bravo

Craft Service

Charles Brewer

Stunt Player

Matt Brewer

Loader

Alex Brown

Stunt Player

John Fraser Brown

Set Decorator

Kaelee Brown

Production Assistant

Venus Brown

Music

Lisa Buchignani

Set Costumer

Jay Burnley

Assistant

Jamie Burris

Post-Production Coordinator

Cesare Calabrese

Office Production Assistant

John G Campbell

Painter

Dea Cantu

Script Supervisor

Sue Chan

Assistant Art Director

Jonathan Chibnall

Assistant Editor

Phil Chong

Stunt Player

Lenny Ciacci

Stand-In

Dort Donald Clark

Props Assistant

Daniel Conte

Driver

Carrie Cook

Associate Producer

Paul Anthony Cooper

Painter

Eddie Cordero

Electrician

Charles F Corrieu

Swing Gang

Jill S. Coverdale

Swing Gang

Edward J Cox

Rigging Electrician

Robert C Crockett

Grip

Pamela Cruise

Medic

Steven Cueva

Loader

George Cunningham

Assistant Editor

Buck Damon

Music Supervisor

Anthony Davis

Props

Rebecca Deherrera

Makeup

Barbara Delpuech

Sound Editor

Yann Delpuech

Supervising Sound Editor

Marion Demarcillac

Assistant

Tom Demauri

Assistant Editor

Chris Devicariis

Props Assistant

Elixandro Diaz Jr.

Plasterer

Rich Didonato

Stand-In

Julia Dole

Assistant Editor

Eddy Donno

Stunt Player

Brett Dos Santos

Assistant Production Accountant

Danny Downey

Stunt Player

Rick Downey

Negative Cutter

William Dykman

Driver

Dawn Ebert-byrnes

Associate Producer

Chris Elizondo

Electrician

Kenny Endoso

Stunt Coordinator

Michael Endoso

Stunt Player

Tom Enright

Electrician

Omar Escobar

Driver

Erik Feig

Producer

Bonnie Fernimen

Medic

Denise Fischer

Makeup Artist

Diana Flores

Adr Mixer

George Flores

Sound

Louis G. Friedman

Coproducer

Louis G. Friedman

Unit Production Manager

Robert T Furlong

Props

Jaime Galindo

Greensman

Robert Garcia Jr.

Driver

Michael Garner

Boom Operator

Chris George

Steadicam Operator

Gina Gershon

Other

Jeff Gomillion

Adr Mixer

Phillip P Gordon

Props

Sean Gordon

Props

Lori Guidroz

Hair Stylist

Michael Guthrie

Dolly Grip

Anthony D Guzman

Rigging Electrician

Blake Hamilton

Office Production Assistant

Cameron Hamza

Sound Mixer

Suzanne Hanover

Photography

James Harne

Props

Jenny Harrison

Casting Assistant

Scott Henry

Swing Gang

Richard Hobaica

Property Master

Kane Hodder

Stunt Player

Nancy Honaker

Stand-In

Steve Hood

Driver

Nate Hranek

Puppeteer

Matthew Hsu

Production Assistant

Stephen Hunter

Production Assistant

Ava Jamshidi

Apprentice

Brad Jenkel

Co-Executive Producer

Rickey Johnson

Swing Gang

Desi Jojola

Dolly Grip

John Justice

Transportation

Azita Kamdar

Set Costumer

Jonathan Karp

Music Editor

Kathleen Herbert Keller

Production Coordinator

Laurel E Kelly

Hair Stylist

Maria Kelly

Stunt Player

James J Keys

Best Boy Electric

Scott C. Keys

Rigging Electrician

Donna Lee Killins

Medic

Darren King

Supervising Sound Editor

Gregory King

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Shelly Kinney

Construction

Nancy Kirhoffer

Post-Production Supervisor

Frank Kostenko

Assistant Director

Stephen Krause

Music Scoring Mixer

Allen Kupetsky

Assistant Director

James Lager

Painter

Tom Lawson

Props

Chet Leonard

Sound

Harvey Letson

Grip

Jennifer Levy

Costume Designer

Amanda Lewis

Assistant

Ron Linxwiler

Driver

Lawrence D Lira

Dresser

Tony Locci

Painter

Teddy Marshall

Rigging Gaffer

Michael Matsumoto

Post-Production Assistant

Stewart Randy Mcdonald

Sound

Ron Mellegers

Foley Mixer

Michelle Mendenhall

Apprentice Editor

Ralph Merzbach

Video

Mike Middleton

Driver

Martin Milligan

Dresser

Harry Monroe

Assistant

Kevin Moore

Assistant

Mark Morgan

Co-Executive Producer

Neal H. Moritz

Producer

Jason Muscarella

Props

Joseph Muscarella

Foreman

Michael A. Muscarella

Construction Coordinator

Nicole M Muscarella

Construction

Michael J. Musteric

Production Assistant

Eric Myerson

Production Assistant

Dominic Napolitano

Assistant Camera

Christopher Allen Nelson

Special Effects Foreman

Rob Nelson

Video Playback

Paula Nikolaidis

Assistant

Erik Norville

Swing Gang

Wendy O'brien

Casting Associate

Sean O'shea

Assistant Camera

Donal O'sullivan

Assistant

James Oberman

Transportation Coordinator

Emjay Olson

Hair Stylist

Nilo Otero

Assistant Director

Mike Ottevanger

Video

John Papsidera

Casting

Anthony Paronelli

Painter

Enrico Paronelli

Foreman

Robert Paulsen

Assistant Production Coordinator

Manny Perry

Stunt Player

Chad Persons

Camera Operator

Steve Petrovits

Painter

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunt Player

Michael Ralph Price

Driver

Ryan Shawn Pritchard

Production Assistant

William Ramirez

Craft Service

Stuart Rankine

Props Assistant

Andrew Reed

Set Designer

Andrew Reeder

Set Designer

Randy Reid

Craft Service

Dzidic Rifet

Dresser

Dave D Riggio

Grip

Shawn Robinson

Stunt Player

Phillip Rogers

Adr

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunt Player

Dana Ross

Color Timer

John Rottger

Stunt Player

Amanda Scheer-demme

Music Supervisor

Lisa K Sessions

Set Decorator

Andy Shapiro

Office Production Assistant

Bob Shapiro

Accountant

Shintaro Shimosawa

Associate Producer

Robert Silcock

Foreman

Porfirio Silva

Greensman

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Teens
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE FILMS/SCREEN GEMS
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Alhambra, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter February 1, 2002

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States February 2001

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Avant Premieres/Previews) August 31 - September 9, 2001.

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.

Previously set up to be distributed at Destination Films.

David H. Steinberg reportedly received $200,000 against $700,000 for his screenplay.

Feature screenwriting debut for David H Steinberg.

Feature directorial debut for short filmmaker Dewey Nicks.

David H. Steinberg reportedly received $200,000 against $700,000 for his screenplay.

Completed shooting August 3, 2000.

Began shooting June 9, 2000.

Kodak

Released in United States Winter February 1, 2002

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Avant Premieres/Previews) August 31 - September 9, 2001.)

Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.)