Slackers
Seen it?2002 | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 10% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 44% audience score and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone nostalgic for their awkward years and romantics, this one's for you. It gets the awkwardness and the high stakes of being young. Sits nicely alongside Girls Trip or Dinner in America. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 26 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
10% on Rotten Tomatoes, 12 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 44%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide on a $14 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 59K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dewey Nicks
- Devon SawaDave Goodman
- Jaime KingAngela Patton
- Jason SegelSam Schechter
- Jason SchwartzmanEthan Dulles
- Laura PreponReanna
- Michael C. MaronnaJeff Davis
- Cameron DiazCameron Diaz
- Jim RashHead T.A. Philip
- RettaBruna
- Gedde WatanabeJapanese Proctor