Waking Life (2001)
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
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Ethan Hawke as Jesse |
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Julie Delpy as Celine |
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Wiley Wiggins as Main Character |
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Bill Wise as Boat Car Guy |
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Alex E. Jones as Man in Car with P.A. |
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Steven Soderbergh as Interviewed on Television |
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Ken Webster as Bartender |
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Charles Gunning as Angry Man in Jail |
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Lorelei Linklater as Young Girl Playing Paper Game |
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Trevor Jack Brooks as Young Boy Playing Paper Game |
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Glover Gill as Accordion Player |
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Lara Hicks as Violin Player |
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Ames Asbell as Viola Player |
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Leigh Mahoney as Viola Player |
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Sara Nelson as Cello Player |
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Jeanine Attaway as Piano Player |
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Erik Grostick as Bass Player |
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Robert C. Solomon as Philosophy Professor |
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Kim Krizan as Self |
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Eamonn Healy as Shape-Shifting Man |
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J.C. Shakespeare as Burning Man |
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David Sosa as Self |
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Otto Hofmann as Self |
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Aklilu Gebrewold as Self |
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Carol Dawson as Coffee Shop Chatter |
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Lisa Moore as Coffee Shop Chatter |
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Steve Fitch as Chimpanzee |
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Louis Mackey as Self |
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Alex Nixon as Man Writing a Novel at the Bar |
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Kelly Rebecca Nichols as Woman Talking to the Novel Writer (as Violet Nichols) |
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Steven Prince as Man Talking to the Bartender |
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Mary McBay as Woman on TV |
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Kregg A. Foote as Man on TV |
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Jason T. Hodge as Man with the Long Hair |
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Guy Forsyth as Self |
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John Christensen as Guy Talking about Turning the Light on in Dreams |
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Caveh Zahedi as Self |
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David Jewell as Man Talking to Caveh |
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Adam Goldberg as One of Four Men |
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Nicky Katt as One of Four Men |
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Jason Liebrecht as One of Four Men |
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Brent Green as One of Four Men |
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RC Whittaker as Man on the Lamppost |
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Hymie Samuelson as Mr. Debord |
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David Martinez as Man on the Train |
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Ryan Power as Self / Young Disappearing Guy |
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Tiana Hux as Soap Opera Woman |
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Timothy "Speed" Levitch as Self |
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Steve Brudniak as Goatee Man |
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Marta Banda as Friendly Girl |
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Charles Murdock as Old Man |
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Mona Lee Fultz as Quiet Woman at Restaurant |
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Edith Mannix as Older Artist in the Park |
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Bess Cox as Old Woman Sitting for a Portrait |
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Louis Black as Kierkegaard Disciple |
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Richard Linklater as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat |
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Kierstin Cunnington as Goth Girl (uncredited) |
| Production | Tommy Pallotta | Producer |
| Production | Jonah Smith | Producer |
| Production | Anne Walker-McBay | Producer |
| Production | Palmer West | Producer |
| Production | Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Sehring | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Glover Gill | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Richard Linklater | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tommy Pallotta | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sandra Adair | Editor |
| Directing | Richard Linklater | Director |
| Sound | Larry Blake | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Lizzie Curry Martinez | Casting |
| Art | Bob Sabiston | Art Direction |
| Crew | Patrick Lindenmaier | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Ethan Andrus | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Barbanell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Wayne Bell | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Wayne Bell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mike Brennan | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Matt Coby | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Cathy Crane | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jay Gallagher | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Bryan Pennington | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | Jason Piatt | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Bobby Sargent | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Schwan | Stunts |
| Camera | Arthur Blum | Grip |
| Camera | Matt Fliehler | Grip |
| Visual Effects | Jason Archer | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Paul Beck | Animation |
| Visual Effects | John Bruch | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jean Caffeine | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Zoe Charlton | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Randy Cole | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jennifer Deutrom | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kate Dollenmayer | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Rahab El Ewaly | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Pat Falconer | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Dan Gillotte | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nathan Jensen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Langland | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mike Layne | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Travis Lindquist | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chris Minley | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katy O'Connor | Animation |
| Visual Effects | John Paul | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shannon Pearson | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Eric Power | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Bob Sabiston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Holly Sabiston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Susan Sabiston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katie Salen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Divya Srinivasan | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Patrick Thornton | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Penny Van Horn | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mary Varn | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Rosie Weaver | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Wiley Wiggins | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Constance Wood | Animation |
| Production | Lindsay Doleshal | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Julia Halperin | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Charlotte Wood | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Peter Atherton | Location Manager |
| Crew | Sara Johnson | Post Production Assistant |
| Editing | Courtney Fitzgerald | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Editing | Aliza Gold | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Editing | Nancy Higgins | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Editing | Andrea Van Metter | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Sound | Ames Asbell | Musician |
| Sound | Jeanine Attaway | Musician |
| Sound | Guy Forsyth | Musician |
| Sound | Glover Gill | Musician |
| Sound | Erik Grostick | Musician |
| Sound | Lara Hicks | Musician |
| Sound | Leigh Mahoney | Musician |
| Sound | Sara Nelson | Musician |
| Production | Laine Bateman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Dave Bennett | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Paul Brennan | Legal Services |
| Crew | Matthew Cook | Intern |
| Production | Erin Ferguson | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Jennifer Gaylord | Legal Services |
| Crew | Scot Markland | Craft Service |
| Production | Morgan Miles | Production Accountant |
| Crew | John Sloss | Legal Services |
| Production | Kelly Williams | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Richard Linklater | Writer |