Slackers (2002)
“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.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Dewey Nicks, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Devon Sawa, Jaime King, Jason Segel, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Devon Sawa
as Dave Goodman
Jaime King
as Angela Patton
Jason Segel
as Sam Schechter
Jason Schwartzman
as Ethan Dulles
Laura Prepon
as Reanna
Michael C. Maronna
as Jeff Davis
Cameron Diaz
as Cameron Diaz
Jim Rash
as Head T.A. Philip
Retta
as Bruna
Gedde Watanabe
as Japanese Proctor
Heidi Kramer
as Hot Twin #1
Gina Gershon
as Girl at Trendy ClubCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 86 min |
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