Summary:
Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? Waking Life follows the dream(s) of one man and his attempt to find and discern the absolute difference between waking life and the dreamworld. While trying to figure out a way to wake up, he runs into many people on his way; some of which offer one sentence asides on life, others delving deeply into existential questions and life's mysteries. We become the main character. It becomes our dream and our questions being asked and answered. Can we control our dreams? What are they telling us about life? About death? About ourselves and where we come from and where we are going? The film does not answer all these for us. Instead, it inspires us to ask the questions and find the answers ourselves.
| Runtime: | 99 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for language and some violent images. |
| Production: | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Animation |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | May 7, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Richard Linklater | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Richard Linklater | Written By |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ames Asbell | Viola Player |
| Bill Wise | Boat Car Guy |
| Eamonn Healy | Shape-Shifting Man |
| Erik Grostic | Bass Player |
| Glover Gill | Accordion Player |
| J.C. Shakespeare | Burning Man |
| Jeanine Attaway | Piano Player |
| Kim Krizan | Herself |
| Lara Hicks | Violin Player |
| Leigh Mahoney | Viola Player |
| Lorelei Linklater | Young Girl Playing Paper Game |
| Robert C. Solomon | Philosophy Professor |
| Sara Nelson | Cello Player |
| Trevor Jack Brooks | Young Boy Playing Paper Game |
| Wiley Wiggins | Main Character |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anne Walker-McBay | Producer |
| Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Jonah Smith | Producer |
| Jonathan Sehring | Executive Producer |
| Palmer West | Producer |
| Tommy Pallotta | Producer |
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