Waking Life

Plot

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues ... read more

  • Richard Linklater

    Director

  • Richard Linklater

    Screenplay

  • Richard Linklater

    Director of Photography

  • Tommy Pallotta

    Director of Photography

  • Sandra Adair

    Editor

  • Ethan Hawke

    Jesse

  • Julie Delpy

    Celine

  • Wiley Wiggins

    Main Character

  • Bill Wise

    Boat Car Guy

  • Alex Jones

    Man in Car with P.A.

  • Steven Soderbergh

    Interviewed on Television

  • Ken Webster

    Bartender

  • Charles Gunning

    Angry Man in Jail

  • Lorelei Linklater

    Young Girl Playing Paper Game

  • Trevor Jack Brooks

    Young Boy Playing Paper Game

  • Glover Gill

    Accordion Player

  • Lara Hicks

    Violin Player

  • Ames Asbell

    Viola Player

  • Leigh Mahoney

    Viola Player

  • Sara Nelson

    Cello Player

  • Jeanine Attaway

    Piano Player

  • Erik Grostick

    Bass Player

  • Robert C. Solomon

    Philosophy Professor

  • Kim Krizan

    Self

  • Eamonn Healy

    Shape-Shifting Man

  • J.C. Shakespeare

    Burning Man

  • David Sosa

    Self

  • Otto Hofmann

    Self

  • Aklilu Gebrewold

    Self

  • Carol Dawson

    Coffee Shop Chatter

  • Lisa Moore

    Coffee Shop Chatter

  • Steve Fitch

    Chimpanzee

  • Louis Mackey

    Self

  • Alex Nixon

    Man Writing a Novel at the Bar

  • Violet Nichols

    Woman Talking to the Novel Writer

  • Steven Prince

    Man Talking to the Bartender

  • Mary McBay

    Woman on TV

  • Kregg A. Foote

    Man on TV

  • Jason T. Hodge

    Man with the Long Hair

  • Guy Forsyth

    Self

  • John Christensen

    Guy Talking about Turning the Light on in Dreams

  • Caveh Zahedi

    Self

  • David Jewell

    Man Talking to Caveh

  • Adam Goldberg

    One of Four Men

  • Nicky Katt

    One of Four Men

  • Runtime

    99 minutes

    Released

    2001-10-19

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Line Research

    Fox Searchlight Pictures

    Thousand Words

    Flat Black Films

    Detour Filmproduction

    Independent Film Channel

    Sound

  • Glover Gill

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    433 days ago

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