jfk theories

[ADAMSIXTIES]

2:36 Maybe that was the motive ;-p

[BillKiernan]

"Breakfast of Infamy" hahahaha

[bwd81977]

"You've written one of THESE books?" :-)

[TeenAuthor]

I love how this guy is casually chatting about what is essentially obsessing over the death of a long-assassinated President who Americans once liked.

It's like he's so laid back about it, and is just DYING to tell you about the head snapping.

[PanVet100]

I remember John Slate in high school in Austin. He was something of a punk rocker and hung with that crowd. I wouldn't say Slate was a great actor in his single role as he really just played himself.

[meesalikeu]

"Says Slate in Salon (not Slate, oddly!): "When people approach me about JFK, it gets tiresome. But rather than be annoyed, it's easier to be flattered. I now work with real JFK materials on a day-to-day basis. I'm the archivist for the city of Dallas, so I'm in charge of all the Dallas police department records on Kennedy. I've got to have a little professional distance. I'm interested in the materials, but as far as being a junior detective, I'll leave that to the professionals."

[meesalikeu]

"...this nugget you might be interested in: John Slate, the Kennedy-assassination conspiracy-a-go-go guy in Richard Linklatter's movie Slacker loitering around Half-Price Books, lives in Dallas. And not only that, but Slate, who appeared in only that movie, works for the city of Dallas as our very own archivist--which means, yes, he handles JFK documents all the time and gets paid for it."

[operationmongoose1]

@meesalikeu I would love to sit down and talk to John Slate over coffee sometime. I need to make it to Dallas so I can see the motorcade route with my own eyes. This has always been one of my favorite scenes in Slacker. He should write that book that he references in the film.

[themeaningoflife38]

He's right "Rush to Judgement" is great.

So is "Plausible Denial" & "Two Men in Dallas".

Research The 488th Military Intelligence Unit & Jack Crichton & George Lumpkin

[teflonmagnet]

hard to believe this was an 80s film...not released 'til '91 though. a touchstone for the gen-xer's. quite a few of the participants are now deceased.

this film is one of the last 20 something movies that doesn't feature any reference to internet, cell phones or any other personal electronic gadgetry that fits in one's anus.

we'll not see it's like again. gotta go, i've got less important things to do.

[bwd81977]

@teflonmagnet True that. I remeber when an Atari was revolutionary.

[DartmouthAlum96]

Richard Linklater has to be the most underrated filmmaker alive today. Only the cynical and/or the moronic could watch "Slacker" and not see the genius in it.

[wftjet]

Love the t-shirt with the photo of Oswald getting shot by Jack Ruby.

[r33sm4n]

I saw a video of this guy in Dallas at the book repository building talking about JFK to a group of people and he and few others were taken away in black suburbans with dark windows. NOjoke!

[wftjet]

I wonder if that guy was the Prince of the Puff of Smoke!

[sydbarrett5]

I like when he waits and stares at her until she asks what he's been up to

[dus7]

Yeah, that's my favorite part! He pretends to be interested in what she's been up to, but he's just dying to tell her about his "jfk assassination...theories"

[shmarielkav]

oh my goodness. so many guys like this.

[dtharter]

This is a great movie. Had a HUGE influence on me back in high school. Also see: Waking Life.

[dirtylarry69]

Hey Geek in the library -Get over it.. Oswald shot J.F.K..period

[41music]

and Ruby shot Oswald... and Ruby? MmHmph.

[timmchap35]

they're in a book store you dolt

[dirtylarry69]

this geek is fukin psycho

[BONExHEAD]

CAN YOU LOAD MORE?

this clip alone had me in a trance!

i need to own this on DVD!

[dirtylarry69]

this movie is a trip.i ve seen it used to own the vhs tape

[bugboy]

I wanna see Teresa's Madonna pap smear segment

[happilyderanged0]

me too

[bigleroygym]

this particular scene is fascinating to me...for some reason, i videotaped it years ago and used to watch it sometimes over and over, it would relax me...something about the dude's voice and his manner, and the conspiracy stuff...funny how the brain works, huh

[BEERxPiRATE]

lol, SO THE JFK's WERE STONERS, NICE<3

[wftjet]

Dr. Feelgood and JFK's drug use are in a chapter of the book Dark Side of Camelot by Seymour Hersh. Maybe he talked to this guy??

[merryberry1234]

....."It's just crazy.....It's just crazy....."

[JackRussellTerrier2]

I loved that film, I made me want to move to Austin TX, once I found out where it was filmed.

[vikt0rz]

lol, makes you wonder if any of this is true

[merryberry1234]

All the books he is talking about are serious books for JFK conspiracy students -except for his!

[gackstacker]

he reminds me of woody allen, especially like when he talks to girls

[merryberry1234]

..."We had a class a couple of years ago".......

[wftjet]

"Ahhh! I see you're reading 'Rush to Judgment!'"

[merryberry1234]

Too hilarious, saw this in Dallas Tx when it first came out with  my buddy Jay Manifold. Hilarious to the max, Austin Tx rules!!!

[DamienBoy13]

I Need More Friends Like Him..

[baxill23]

I love this movie. Even better being from Austin..

[bizrec]

John Slate is an acting god.

[pressgang]

this is one film and dazed and confused i can go back to again and again, just a picture to watch,

ok i live in the u.k But that doesn`t stop the similarities of the guys in Austin TX and the guys i know in London, with their dope garage bands and so many conspiracy theories, the Americans have JFK we have the Dianna conspiracies

[TheTurtlehead]

This is one of the best sceenes in the movie!

[da5idblacksun]

Greatest movie of all time!

[silverwess]

I love this. Do you have the scene in the end where that dude is driving around with the megaphone? That's my favorite shit.

[MrJoshuasucks]

"conspiracy a gogo"