Before revision: Late 20th century and onward The term achieved renewed popularity following its use in the 1985 film Back to the Future in which James Tolkan's character Mr. Strickland chronically refers to Marty McFly, his father George McFly, Biff Tannen, and a group of teenage delinquents in Part II as "slackers".Internet Movie Database: "Memorable quotes for Back to the Future (1985)", accessed 6 August 2010 It gained subsequent exposure from the 1989 Superchunk single "Slack Motherfucker", and the 1990 film Slacker.
After revision: Late 20th century and onward The term achieved renewed popularity following its use in the 1985 film Back to the Future in which James Tolkan's character Mr. Strickland chronically refers to Marty McFly, his father George McFly, Biff Tannen, and a group of teenage delinquents in Back to the Future as "slackers".Internet Movie Database: "Memorable quotes for Back to the Future (1985)", accessed 6 August 2010 It gained subsequent exposure from the 1989 Superchunk single "Slack Motherfucker", and the 1990 film Slacker.