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Directed By
Richard Linklater
Written By
Richard Linklater
written by
Cast
Trevor Jack Brooks
Young Boy Playing Paper Game
Lorelei Linklater
Young Girl Playing Paper Game
Wiley Wiggins
Main Character
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 Grostic
Bass Player
Bill Wise
Boat Car Guy
Robert C. Solomon
Philosophy Professor
Kim Krizan
Self
Eamonn Healy
Shape-Shifting Man
J.C. Shakespeare
Burning Man
Ethan Hawke
Jesse
Julie Delpy
Celine
Charles Gunning
Angry Man in Jail
David Sosa
Self
Alex Jones
Man in Car with P.A.
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
Violet Nichols
Woman Talking to the Novel Writer
Steven Prince
Man Talking to the Bartender
Ken Webster
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 Martínez
Man on the Train
Ryan Power
Young Disappearing Guy
Tiana Hux
Soap Opera Woman
Timothy 'Speed' Levitch
Self
Steve Brudniak
Goatee Man
Marta Banda
Friendly Girl
Steven Soderbergh
Interviewed on Television
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
Produced By
Caroline Kaplan
executive producer
Tommy Pallotta
producer
Jonathan Sehring
executive producer
John Sloss
executive producer
Jonah Smith
producer
Anne Walker-McBay
producer
Palmer West
producer
Music
Glover Gill
Cinematography
Richard Linklater
Tommy Pallotta
Sound
Ethan Andrus
sound mixer
Gregg Barbanell
foley artist
Wayne Bell
additional sound mixer / sound editor
Larry Blake
re-recording mixer
Mike Brennan
boom operator
Matt Coby
re-recording assistant
Cathy Crane
sound assistant
Jay Gallagher
re-recording assistant
Tom Hammond
re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound supervisor
Bryan Pennington
sound consultant: Dolby
Jason Piatt
foley recordist
John Soukup
sound transfer
Editing
Sandra Adair
Casting Director
Lizzie Curry Martinez
Art Direction
Bob Sabiston
Visual Effects
Bob Sabiston
animation software
Production Management
Patrick Lindenmaier
post-production supervisor: HDTV
Stunts
Bobby Sargent
stunts
Jeff Schwan
stunts
Animation
Jason Archer
animator
Paul Beck
animator
John Bruch
animator
Jean Caffeine
animator
Zoe Charlton
animator
Randy Cole
animator
Jennifer Deutrom
animator
Kate Dollenmayer
animator
Rahab El Ewaly
animator
Pat Falconer
animator
Dan Gillotte
animator
Nathan Jensen
animator
Matthew Langland
animator
Mike Layne
animator
Travis Lindquist
animator
Chris Minley
animator
Katy O'Connor
animator
John Paul
animator
Shannon Pearson
animator
Eric Power
animator
Bob Sabiston
animator
Holly Sabiston
animator
Susan Sabiston
animator
Katie Salen
animator
Divya Srinivasan
animator
Patrick Thornton
animator
Penny Van Horn
animator
Mary Varn
animator
Rosie Weaver
animator
Wiley Wiggins
animator
Constance Wood
animator
Charles Harrison
animation intern
Editorial
Fred Chandler
post production executive
Courtney Fitzgerald
editorial intern
Aliza Gold
editorial intern
Nancy Higgins
editorial intern
Sara Johnson
post-production assistant
Jerome Poynton
digital film transfer: Swiss Effects
J. Kevin Smith
consultant: Final Cut Pro
Andrea Van Metter
editorial intern
Other
Paul Beutel
special thanks: Paramount Theatre for Performing Arts
Monica Caivans
special thanks
John Christensen
in memory: [super perfundo on the early eve of your day]
Scott Conn
special thanks
Vicki Faust
special thanks
Bruce Haufler
special thanks
Jaymee Hewitt
special thanks
Chris Humphrey
special thanks
Ben Johnston
special thanks
James Lambert
special thanks
Eric Lanoix
special thanks
Mike Lind
special thanks
Amy Lowrey
special thanks
Phillip McNutt
special thanks
Chale Nafus
special thanks
Bob Ondarza
special thanks
Gary Price
special thanks
Trina Quinn
special thanks
Scott Rhodes
special thanks
Ben Saffer
special thanks
Luke Savisky
special thanks
Ferrell A. Shinnick
special thanks
Edward L. Shirley
special thanks
Matt Slimmer
special thanks
Mari Beth Tackett
special thanks
K. Treadway
special thanks
Tchiya Amet Vela
special thanks
Clark Walker
special thanks
Music Department
Tosca Tango Orchestra
music performer / orchestra
Ames Asbell
musician: viola
Jeanine Attaway
musician: bass
Guy Forsyth
musician: ukulele
Glover Gill
musician: accordian
Erik Grostic
musician: piano
Lara Hicks
musician: violin
Leigh Mahoney
musician: viola
Sara Nelson
musician: cello
Casting Department
Lindsay Doleshal
casting assistant
Julia Halperin
casting assistant
Charlotte Wood
casting assistant
Camera Department
Arthur Blum
grip
Matt Fliehler
grip
Location Management
Peter Atherton
location manager
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