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Cast
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. |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? |
Certification: | R |
Cast
Ethan Hawke |
Jesse |
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Julie Delpy |
Celine |
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Wiley Wiggins |
Main Character |
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Bill Wise |
Boat Car Guy |
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Alex E. Jones |
Man in Car with P.A. |
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Steven Soderbergh |
Interviewed on Television |
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Ken Webster |
Bartender |
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Charles Gunning |
Angry Man in Jail |
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Lorelei Linklater |
Young Girl Playing Paper Game |
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Trevor Jack Brooks |
Young Boy Playing Paper Game |
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Glover Gill |
Accordion Player |
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Lara Hicks |
Violin Player |
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Ames Asbell |
Viola Player |
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Leigh Mahoney |
Viola Player |
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Sara Nelson |
Cello Player |
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Jeanine Attaway |
Piano Player |
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Erik Grostick |
Bass Player |
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Robert C. Solomon |
Philosophy Professor |
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Kim Krizan |
Self |
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Eamonn Healy |
Shape-Shifting Man |
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J.C. Shakespeare |
Burning Man |
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David Sosa |
Self |
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Otto Hofmann |
Self |
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Aklilu Gebrewold |
Self |
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Carol Dawson |
Coffee Shop Chatter |
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Lisa Moore |
Coffee Shop Chatter |
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Steve Fitch |
Chimpanzee |
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Louis Mackey |
Self |
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Alex Nixon |
Man Writing a Novel at the Bar |
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Kelly Rebecca Nichols |
Woman Talking to the Novel Writer (as Violet Nichols) |
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Steven Prince |
Man Talking to the Bartender |
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Mary McBay |
Woman on TV |
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Kregg A. Foote |
Man on TV |
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Jason T. Hodge |
Man with the Long Hair |
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Guy Forsyth |
Self |
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John Christensen |
Guy Talking about Turning the Light on in Dreams |
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Caveh Zahedi |
Self |
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David Jewell |
Man Talking to Caveh |
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Adam Goldberg |
One of Four Men |
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Nicky Katt |
One of Four Men |
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Jason Liebrecht |
One of Four Men |
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Brent Green |
One of Four Men |
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RC Whittaker |
Man on the Lamppost |
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Hymie Samuelson |
Mr. Debord |
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David Martinez |
Man on the Train |
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Ryan Power |
Self / Young Disappearing Guy |
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Tiana Hux |
Soap Opera Woman |
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Timothy "Speed" Levitch |
Self |
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Steve Brudniak |
Goatee Man |
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Marta Banda |
Friendly Girl |
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Charles Murdock |
Old Man |
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Mona Lee Fultz |
Quiet Woman at Restaurant |
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Edith Mannix |
Older Artist in the Park |
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Bess Cox |
Old Woman Sitting for a Portrait |
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Louis Black |
Kierkegaard Disciple |
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Richard Linklater |
Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat |
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Kierstin Cunnington |
Goth Girl (uncredited) |
Directed By
Richard Linklater |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Richard Linklater |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Tommy Pallotta |
Producer |
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Jonah Smith |
Producer |
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Anne Walker-McBay |
Producer |
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Caroline Kaplan |
Executive Producer |
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John Sloss |
Executive Producer |
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Jonathan Sehring |
Executive Producer |
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Palmer West |
Producer |
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Lizzie Curry Martinez |
Casting |
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Lindsay Doleshal |
Casting Assistant |
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Charlotte Wood |
Casting Assistant |
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Peter Atherton |
Location Manager |
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Julia Halperin |
Casting Assistant |
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Dave Bennett |
Production Accountant |
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Kelly Williams |
Production Assistant |
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Erin Ferguson |
Production Coordinator |
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Laine Bateman |
Production Assistant |
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Morgan Miles |
Production Accountant |
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Edited By
Sandra Adair |
Editor |
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Courtney Fitzgerald |
Editorial Production Assistant |
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Aliza Gold |
Editorial Production Assistant |
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Nancy Higgins |
Editorial Production Assistant |
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Andrea Van Metter |
Editorial Production Assistant |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Glover Gill |
Original Music Composer |
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Larry Blake |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Wayne Bell |
Sound Editor |
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Tom Hammond |
Sound Designer |
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Gregg Barbanell |
Foley Artist |
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Tom Hammond |
Sound Supervisor |
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Ethan Andrus |
Sound Mixer |
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Wayne Bell |
Sound Mixer |
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Mike Brennan |
Boom Operator |
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Jay Gallagher |
Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
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Matt Coby |
Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
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Cathy Crane |
Sound Assistant |
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Tom Hammond |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Jason Piatt |
Foley Recordist |
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Bryan Pennington |
Dolby Consultant |
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Glover Gill |
Musician |
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Erik Grostick |
Musician |
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Guy Forsyth |
Musician |
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Jeanine Attaway |
Musician |
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Ames Asbell |
Musician |
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Lara Hicks |
Musician |
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Sara Nelson |
Musician |
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Leigh Mahoney |
Musician |
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Visual Effects
John Bruch |
Animation |
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Paul Beck |
Animation |
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Jason Archer |
Animation |
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Zoe Charlton |
Animation |
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Jean Caffeine |
Animation |
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Chris Minley |
Animation |
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Patrick Thornton |
Animation |
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Kate Dollenmayer |
Animation |
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Matthew Langland |
Animation |
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John Paul |
Animation |
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Holly Sabiston |
Animation |
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Divya Srinivasan |
Animation |
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Penny Van Horn |
Animation |
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Constance Wood |
Animation |
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Jennifer Deutrom |
Animation |
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Katie Salen |
Animation |
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Katy O'Connor |
Animation |
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Mike Layne |
Animation |
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Nathan Jensen |
Animation |
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Rosie Weaver |
Animation |
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Wiley Wiggins |
Animation |
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Mary Varn |
Animation |
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Susan Sabiston |
Animation |
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Bob Sabiston |
Animation |
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Randy Cole |
Animation |
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Travis Lindquist |
Animation |
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Shannon Pearson |
Animation |
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Dan Gillotte |
Animation |
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Rahab El Ewaly |
Animation |
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Pat Falconer |
Animation |
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Eric Power |
Animation |
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Camera
Tommy Pallotta |
Director of Photography |
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Richard Linklater |
Director of Photography |
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Arthur Blum |
Grip |
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Matt Fliehler |
Grip |
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Lighting
Art Department
Bob Sabiston |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Patrick Lindenmaier |
Post Production Supervisor |
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Bobby Sargent |
Stunts |
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Jeff Schwan |
Stunts |
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Sara Johnson |
Post Production Assistant |
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Paul Brennan |
Legal Services |
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Scot Markland |
Craft Service |
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John Sloss |
Legal Services |
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Jennifer Gaylord |
Legal Services |
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Matthew Cook |
Intern |
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