Waking Life
2001Waking 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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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
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
Aklilu Gebrewold
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 (as Violet Nichols)
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
Timothy "Speed" Levitch
as Self
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
Kierstin Cunnington
as Goth Girl (uncredited)