Waking Life (2001)

ALL 10/19/2001 (en) Animation, Drama 101 Min
  • Release
    10/19/2001
  • Production
    IFC Productions, Thousand Words, Detour Filmproduction
  • Rotten tomato
    74.8%
  • Original title
    Waking Life
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 3,176,880.00
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Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?

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.

  1. Story

  2. Sandra Adair

    Editor



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Casts

  1. Ethan Hawke

    Jesse

  2. Julie Delpy

    Celine

  3. Wiley Wiggins

    Main Character

  4. Bill Wise

    Boat Car Guy

  5. Alex Jones

    Man in Car with P.A.

  6. Steven Soderbergh

    Interviewed on Television

  7. Ken Webster

    Bartender

  8. Charles Gunning

    Angry Man in Jail

  9. Lorelei Linklater

    Young Girl Playing Paper Game

  10. Trevor Jack Brooks

    Young Boy Playing Paper Game

  11. Glover Gill

    Accordion Player

  12. Lara Hicks

    Violin Player

  13. Ames Asbell

    Viola Player

  14. Leigh Mahoney

    Viola Player

  15. Sara Nelson

    Cello Player

  16. Jeanine Attaway

    Piano Player

  17. Erik Grostick

    Bass Player

  18. Robert C. Solomon

    Philosophy Professor

  19. Kim Krizan

    Self

  20. Eamonn Healy

    Shape-Shifting Man

  21. J.C. Shakespeare

    Burning Man

  22. David Sosa

    Self

  23. Otto Hofmann

    Self

  24. Aklilu Gebrewold

    Self

  25. Carol Dawson

    Coffee Shop Chatter

  26. Lisa Moore

    Coffee Shop Chatter

  27. Steve Fitch

    Chimpanzee

  28. Louis Mackey

    Self

  29. Alex Nixon

    Man Writing a Novel at the Bar

  30. Kelly Rebecca Nichols

    Woman Talking to the Novel Writer (as Violet Nichols)

  31. Steven Prince

    Man Talking to the Bartender

  32. Mary McBay

    Woman on TV

  33. Kregg A. Foote

    Man on TV

  34. Jason T. Hodge

    Man with the Long Hair

  35. Guy Forsyth

    Self

  36. John Christensen

    Guy Talking about Turning the Light on in Dreams

  37. Caveh Zahedi

    Self

  38. David Jewell

    Man Talking to Caveh

  39. Adam Goldberg

    One of Four Men

  40. Nicky Katt

    One of Four Men

  41. Jason Liebrecht

    One of Four Men

  42. Brent Green

    One of Four Men

  43. RC Whittaker

    Man on the Lamppost

  44. Hymie Samuelson

    Mr. Debord

  45. David Martinez

    Man on the Train

  46. Ryan Power

    Self / Young Disappearing Guy

  47. Tiana Hux

    Soap Opera Woman

  48. Timothy "Speed" Levitch

    Self

  49. Steve Brudniak

    Goatee Man

  50. Marta Banda

    Friendly Girl

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 57 , Crews : 92

Keyword

Waking Life (2001) 101 Min

ALL 10/19/2001 (en)
Animation, Drama
  • Release 10/19/2001
  • Production
    IFC Productions, Thousand Words, Detour Filmproduction
  • Original title Waking Life
  • en
  • Revenue3,176,880.00

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

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.

  1. Richard Linklater

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Sandra Adair

    Editor

  4. Anne Walker-McBay, Tommy Pallotta, Palmer West, Jonah Smith

    Producer