jfk theories

slacker

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[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"

[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.

[ADAMSIXTIES]

2:36 Maybe that was the motive ;-p

[BillKiernan]

"Breakfast of Infamy" hahahaha

[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.

[bwd81977]

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

[bwd81977]

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

[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.

[timmchap35]

they're in a book store you dolt

[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."