Character Relationship Map: Slacker

Characters

• Should Have Stayed at Bus Station (played by Richard Linklater) — protagonist

  Talkative passenger in a taxi, portrayed by Richard Linklater.

• Taxi Driver (played by Rudy Basquez) — protagonist
• Roadkill (played by Jean Caffeine) — supporting
• Jogger (played by Jan Hockey) — supporting
• Running Late (played by Stephan Hockey) — supporting
• Hit-and-Run Son (played by Mark James) — supporting

  Young man who possibly accidentally or intentionally ran over his mother with the family car.

• Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty (played by Samuel Dietert) — supporting
• Street Musician (played by Keith McCormack) — supporting
• Officer Love (played by Terrence Kirk) — supporting
• Officer Bozzio (played by Bob Boyd) — supporting

Key Relationships

• Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty → Officer Love (Conflict Suspect)
• Taxi Driver → Street Musician (Social Observer)
• Hit-and-Run Son → Officer Bozzio (Conflict Suspect)
• Roadkill → Running Late (Social Observer)
• Street Musician → Should Have Stayed at Bus Station (Social Observer)
• Officer Bozzio → Officer Love (Alliance Partner)
• Hit-and-Run Son → Grocery Grabber of Death's Bounty (Conflict Victim)
• Running Late → Jogger (Family Sibling)
• Roadkill → Jogger (Social Observer)
• Should Have Stayed at Bus Station → Taxi Driver (Professional Passenger)

Story Analysis

An episodic exploration of Austin's bohemian misfits grappling with social exclusion and personal freedom.

Plot Progression

1. Morning Monologues
2. Midday Encounters
3. Afternoon Debates
4. Evening Revelations