Waking Life

Waking Life

99 mins | Drama, Animation, Fantasy | Oct. 19, 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.

Waking Life

99 mins | Drama, Animation, Fantasy | Oct. 19, 2001

Waking Life
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 7.7
Producers Fox Searchlight Pictures, Thousand Words, Independent Film Channel, Detour Filmproduction, Line Research, Flat Black Films
Original title Waking Life
Directors Richard Linklater
Writers Richard Linklater

Cast

Ethan Hawke

as Jesse

Julie Delpy

as Celine

Wiley Wiggins

as Main Character

Bill Wise

as Boat Car Guy

Alex 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

Trevor Jack Brooks

as Young Boy Playing Paper Game

Glover Gill

as Accordion Player

Lara Hicks

as Violin Player

Ames Asbell

as Viola Player

Leigh Mahoney

as Viola Player

Sara Nelson

as Cello Player

Jeanine Attaway

as Piano Player

Erik Grostick

as Bass Player

Robert C. Solomon

as Philosophy Professor

Kim Krizan

as Self

Eamonn Healy

as Shape-Shifting Man

J.C. Shakespeare

as Burning Man

David Sosa

as Self

Otto Hofmann

as Self

Carol Dawson

as Coffee Shop Chatter

Lisa Moore

as Coffee Shop Chatter

Steve Fitch

as Chimpanzee

Louis Mackey

as Self

Alex Nixon

as Man Writing a Novel at the Bar

Kelly Rebecca Nichols

as Woman Talking to the Novel Writer

Steven Prince

as Man Talking to the Bartender

Mary McBay

as Woman on TV

Kregg A. Foote

as Man on TV

Jason T. Hodge

as Man with the Long Hair

Guy Forsyth

as Self

John Christensen

as Guy Talking about Turning the Light on in Dreams

Caveh Zahedi

as Self

David Jewell

as Man Talking to Caveh

Adam Goldberg

as One of Four Men

Nicky Katt

as One of Four Men

Jason Liebrecht

as One of Four Men

Brent Green

as One of Four Men

RC Whittaker

as Man on the Lamppost

Hymie Samuelson

as Mr. Debord

David Martinez

as Man on the Train

Ryan Power

as Self / Young Disappearing Guy

Tiana Hux

as Soap Opera Woman

Steve Brudniak

as Goatee Man

Marta Banda

as Friendly Girl

Charles Murdock

as Old Man

Mona Lee Fultz

as Quiet Woman at Restaurant

Edith Mannix

as Older Artist in the Park

Bess Cox

as Old Woman Sitting for a Portrait

Louis Black

as Kierkegaard Disciple

Richard Linklater

as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat