Waking Life

“Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?”

Released: 2001

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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.

IMDB RATING

7.478

DIRECTOR

Richard Linklater

WRITER

- Richard Linklater

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🕓Running time: 1h 41m

💰Budget: $2,000,000

🎫Revenue: $3,176,880

Actors

Ethan Hawke

Ethan HawkeJesse

Julie Delpy

Julie DelpyCeline

Wiley Wiggins

Wiley WigginsMain Character

Bill Wise

Bill WiseBoat Car Guy

Alex E. Jones

Alex E. JonesMan in Car with P.A.

Steven Soderbergh

Steven SoderberghInterviewed on Television

Ken Webster

Ken WebsterBartender

Charles Gunning

Charles GunningAngry Man in Jail

Lorelei Linklater

Lorelei LinklaterYoung Girl Playing Paper Game

Trevor Jack Brooks

Trevor Jack BrooksYoung Boy Playing Paper Game

Glover Gill

Glover GillAccordion Player

Lara Hicks

Lara HicksViolin Player

Ames Asbell

Ames AsbellViola Player

Leigh Mahoney

Leigh MahoneyViola Player

Sara Nelson

Sara NelsonCello Player

Jeanine Attaway

Jeanine AttawayPiano Player

Erik Grostick

Erik GrostickBass Player

Robert C. Solomon

Robert C. SolomonPhilosophy Professor

Kim Krizan

Kim KrizanSelf

Eamonn Healy

Eamonn HealyShape-Shifting Man

J.C. Shakespeare

J.C. ShakespeareBurning Man

David Sosa

David SosaSelf

Otto Hofmann

Otto HofmannSelf

Aklilu Gebrewold

Aklilu GebrewoldSelf

Carol Dawson

Carol DawsonCoffee Shop Chatter

Lisa Moore

Lisa MooreCoffee Shop Chatter

Steve Fitch

Steve FitchChimpanzee

Louis Mackey

Louis MackeySelf

Alex Nixon

Alex NixonMan Writing a Novel at the Bar

Kelly Rebecca Nichols

Kelly Rebecca NicholsWoman Talking to the Novel Writer (as Violet Nichols)

Steven Prince

Steven PrinceMan Talking to the Bartender

Mary McBay

Mary McBayWoman on TV

Kregg A. Foote

Kregg A. FooteMan on TV

Jason T. Hodge

Jason T. HodgeMan with the Long Hair

Guy Forsyth

Guy ForsythSelf

John Christensen

John ChristensenGuy Talking about Turning the Light on in Dreams

Caveh Zahedi

Caveh ZahediSelf

David Jewell

David JewellMan Talking to Caveh

Adam Goldberg

Adam GoldbergOne of Four Men

Nicky Katt

Nicky KattOne of Four Men

Jason Liebrecht

Jason LiebrechtOne of Four Men

Brent Green

Brent GreenOne of Four Men

RC Whittaker

RC WhittakerMan on the Lamppost

Hymie Samuelson

Hymie SamuelsonMr. Debord

David Martinez

David MartinezMan on the Train

Ryan Power

Ryan PowerSelf / Young Disappearing Guy

Tiana Hux

Tiana HuxSoap Opera Woman

Timothy "Speed" Levitch

Timothy "Speed" LevitchSelf

Steve Brudniak

Steve BrudniakGoatee Man

Marta Banda

Marta BandaFriendly Girl

Charles Murdock

Charles MurdockOld Man

Mona Lee Fultz

Mona Lee FultzQuiet Woman at Restaurant

Edith Mannix

Edith MannixOlder Artist in the Park

Bess Cox

Bess CoxOld Woman Sitting for a Portrait

Louis Black

Louis BlackKierkegaard Disciple

Richard Linklater

Richard LinklaterPinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

Kierstin Cunnington

Kierstin CunningtonGoth Girl (uncredited)

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