Slackers (2002)

5.3R78 min

2002 film by Dewey Nicks

Slackers is a 2002 American teen comedy film directed by Dewey Nicks in his directional debut and starring Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, James King, Jason Segel, Michael Maronna, and Laura Prepon. Its plot follows a nerdy college student who blackmails a group of young men with his knowledge that they have cheated throughout college, and uses it to get closer to a young woman he is obsessed with.

The film was released on February 1, 2002 and grossed $6.4 million worldwide at the box office. It mainly received negative reviews from critics.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Slackers about?
Slackers (2002) — 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 the final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted b
Is Slackers based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Slackers scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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