Waking Life
Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?
2001 | 101m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Richard Linklater |
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| Writer: | Richard Linklater |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 19, 2001 |
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| Director: | Richard Linklater |
| Writer: | Richard Linklater |
| Genres: | Animation, Drama |
| Keywords | philosophy, dreams, parallel world, existence, adult animation |
| Production Companies | Thousand Words, Detour Filmproduction, IFC Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,176,880
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Timothy "Speed" Levitch | Self |
| Steve Brudniak | Goatee Man |
| Marta Banda | Friendly Girl |
| Charles Murdock | Old Man |
| Mona Lee Fultz | Quiet Woman at Restaurant |
| Edith Mannix | Older Artist in the Park |
| Bess Cox | Old Woman Sitting for a Portrait |
| Louis Black | Kierkegaard Disciple |
| Richard Linklater | Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat |
| Kierstin Cunnington | Goth Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bob Sabiston | Art Direction, Animation |
| Travis Lindquist | Animation |
| Eric Power | Animation |
| Wiley Wiggins | Animation |
| Guy Forsyth | Musician |
| Kelly Williams | Production Assistant |
| Erik Grostick | Musician |
| John Sloss | Legal Services |
| Glover Gill | Original Music Composer, Musician |
| Lizzie Curry Martinez | Casting |
| Ethan Andrus | Sound Mixer |
| Wayne Bell | Sound Mixer, Sound Editor |
| Cathy Crane | Sound Assistant |
| Tom Hammond | Sound Designer, Sound Supervisor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jason Piatt | Foley Recordist |
| Arthur Blum | Grip |
| Paul Beck | Animation |
| Zoe Charlton | Animation |
| Dan Gillotte | Animation |
| Mike Layne | Animation |
| Katy O'Connor | Animation |
| Patrick Lindenmaier | Post Production Supervisor |
| Matt Coby | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Bryan Pennington | Dolby Consultant |
| Jason Archer | Animation |
| Jean Caffeine | Animation |
| Jennifer Deutrom | Animation |
| Pat Falconer | Animation |
| Matthew Langland | Animation |
| Chris Minley | Animation |
| Shannon Pearson | Animation |
| Holly Sabiston | Animation |
| Divya Srinivasan | Animation |
| Mary Varn | Animation |
| Constance Wood | Animation |
| Gregg Barbanell | Foley Artist |
| Mike Brennan | Boom Operator |
| Jay Gallagher | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Bobby Sargent | Stunts |
| Matt Fliehler | Grip |
| John Bruch | Animation |
| Randy Cole | Animation |
| Rahab El Ewaly | Animation |
| Nathan Jensen | Animation |
| John Paul | Animation |
| Katie Salen | Animation |
| Penny Van Horn | Animation |
| Julia Halperin | Casting Assistant |
| Sara Johnson | Post Production Assistant |
| Nancy Higgins | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Jeanine Attaway | Musician |
| Susan Sabiston | Animation |
| Patrick Thornton | Animation |
| Rosie Weaver | Animation |
| Lindsay Doleshal | Casting Assistant |
| Peter Atherton | Location Manager |
| Aliza Gold | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Ames Asbell | Musician |
| Leigh Mahoney | Musician |
| Dave Bennett | Production Accountant |
| Erin Ferguson | Production Coordinator |
| Morgan Miles | Production Accountant |
| Charlotte Wood | Casting Assistant |
| Courtney Fitzgerald | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Andrea Van Metter | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Lara Hicks | Musician |
| Laine Bateman | Production Assistant |
| Matthew Cook | Intern |
| Scot Markland | Craft Service |
| Sara Nelson | Musician |
| Paul Brennan | Legal Services |
| Jennifer Gaylord | Legal Services |
| Richard Linklater | Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay |
| Tommy Pallotta | Director of Photography |
| Sandra Adair | Editor |
| Larry Blake | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jeff Schwan | Stunts |
| Kate Dollenmayer | Animation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jonah Smith | Producer |
| Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| Palmer West | Producer |
| Anne Walker-McBay | Producer |
| Tommy Pallotta | Producer |
| Jonathan Sehring | Executive Producer |
| John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | Best Actress | Winona Ryder | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 46 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 26 | 47 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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