Waking Life (2001)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,176,880.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.047 |
Directed By
Richard Linklater
Crew
Richard Linklater
Anne Walker-McBay
Richard Linklater
Tommy Pallotta
Richard Linklater
Palmer West
Jonah Smith
Jonathan Sehring
Glover Gill
Sandra Adair
Tommy Pallotta
Caroline Kaplan
John Sloss
Larry Blake
Bob Sabiston
Patrick Lindenmaier
Cathy Crane
Tom Hammond
Jeff Schwan
Lizzie Curry Martinez
Tom Hammond
Matt Coby
Ethan Andrus
Matt Fliehler
Jay Gallagher
Bryan Pennington
Zoe Charlton
Jason Piatt
Arthur Blum
Jason Archer
Paul Beck
Mike Brennan
Wayne Bell
Gregg Barbanell
Jean Caffeine
Wayne Bell
Tom Hammond
Bobby Sargent
John Bruch
Matthew Langland
Mike Layne
Penny Van Horn
Rosie Weaver
Constance Wood
Lindsay Doleshal
Shannon Pearson
Charlotte Wood
Courtney Fitzgerald
Travis Lindquist
Susan Sabiston
Sara Nelson
Paul Brennan
Kelly Williams
Guy Forsyth
Glover Gill
Chris Minley
Mary Varn
Scot Markland
Randy Cole
Erik Grostick
Kate Dollenmayer
Katie Salen
Matthew Cook
Jennifer Gaylord
Nathan Jensen
Divya Srinivasan
Peter Atherton
Morgan Miles
Bob Sabiston
Julia Halperin
Andrea Van Metter
Laine Bateman
Erin Ferguson
Wiley Wiggins
Rahab El Ewaly
Sara Johnson
Eric Power
Patrick Thornton
Holly Sabiston
Aliza Gold
Nancy Higgins
Ames Asbell
John Sloss
Pat Falconer
John Paul
Dave Bennett
Jennifer Deutrom
Dan Gillotte
Katy O'Connor
Jeanine Attaway
Lara Hicks
Leigh Mahoney
TOP 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
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
Kelly Rebecca Nichols
Woman Talking to the Novel Writer (as Violet Nichols)
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
Jason Liebrecht
One of Four Men
Brent Green
One of Four Men
RC Whittaker
Man on the Lamppost
Hymie Samuelson
Mr. Debord
David Martinez
Man on the Train
Ryan Power
Self / Young Disappearing Guy
Tiana Hux
Soap Opera Woman
Steve Brudniak
Goatee Man
Marta Banda
Friendly Girl
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