
Waking Life
Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?
2001 en 101 minutes
Rating: 7.5
Plot
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.
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Cast

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)