Waking Life
Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?
7.5(966) 2001-10-19 101 minAnimationDramaFantasy
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.
ProducerTommy Pallotta
ProducerJonah Smith
ProducerAnne Walker-McBay
ProducerPalmer West
Original Music ComposerGlover Gill
DirectorRichard Linklater
AnimationJason Archer
AnimationPaul Beck
Cast & characters
Ethan Hawke
as Jesse
Julie Delpy
as Celine
Wiley Wiggins
as Main Character
Bill Wise
as Boat Car Guy
Alex E. Jones
as Man in Car with P.A.
Steven Soderbergh
as Interviewed on Television
Ken Webster
as Bartender
Charles Gunning
as Angry Man in Jail
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
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
