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Waking Life
Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?
7.5(995)20011h 41m
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 like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Created by
- Caroline Kaplan,John Sloss,Jonathan Sehring
- Writers
- Richard Linklater
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Cast
Ethan Hawke
Jesse
Julie Delpy
Celine
Wiley Wiggins
Main Character
Bill Wise
Boat Car Guy
Alex E. 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
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Crew
Directing
- Richard LinklaterDirector
Writing
- Richard LinklaterWriter
Production
- Tommy PallottaProducer
- Jonah SmithProducer
- Anne Walker-McBayProducer
- Caroline KaplanExecutive Producer
- John SlossExecutive Producer
- Jonathan SehringExecutive Producer
- Palmer WestProducer
- Lizzie Curry MartinezCasting
- Lindsay DoleshalCasting Assistant
- Charlotte WoodCasting Assistant
- Peter AthertonLocation Manager
- Julia HalperinCasting Assistant
Camera
- Tommy PallottaDirector of Photography
- Richard LinklaterDirector of Photography
- Arthur BlumGrip
- Matt FliehlerGrip
Editing
- Sandra AdairEditor
- Courtney FitzgeraldEditorial Production Assistant
- Aliza GoldEditorial Production Assistant
- Nancy HigginsEditorial Production Assistant
- Andrea Van MetterEditorial Production Assistant
Sound
- Glover GillOriginal Music Composer
- Larry BlakeSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Wayne BellSound Editor
- Tom HammondSound Designer
- Gregg BarbanellFoley Artist
- Tom HammondSound Supervisor
- Ethan AndrusSound Mixer
- Wayne BellSound Mixer
- Mike BrennanBoom Operator
- Jay GallagherSound Re-Recording Assistant
- Matt CobySound Re-Recording Assistant
- Cathy CraneSound Assistant
Art
- Bob SabistonArt Direction
Visual Effects
- John BruchAnimation
- Paul BeckAnimation
- Jason ArcherAnimation
- Zoe CharltonAnimation
- Jean CaffeineAnimation
- Chris MinleyAnimation
- Patrick ThorntonAnimation
- Kate DollenmayerAnimation
- Matthew LanglandAnimation
- John PaulAnimation
- Holly SabistonAnimation
- Divya SrinivasanAnimation
Crew
- Patrick LindenmaierPost Production Supervisor
- Bobby SargentStunts
- Jeff SchwanStunts
- Sara JohnsonPost Production Assistant
- Paul BrennanLegal Services
- Scot MarklandCraft Service
- John SlossLegal Services
- Jennifer GaylordLegal Services
- Matthew CookIntern