Waking Life (2001)
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.
Country: United States of America
Directors: Richard Linklater
Casts: Trevor Jack Brooks as Young Boy Playing Paper Game, Lorelei Linklater as Young Girl Playing Paper Game, Wiley Wiggins as Main Character, 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, Bill Wise as Boat Car Guy, Robert C. Solomon as Philosophy Professor, Kim Krizan as Self, Eamonn Healy as Shape-Shifting Man, J.C. Shakespeare as Burning Man, Ethan Hawke as Jesse, Julie Delpy as Celine, Charles Gunning as Angry Man in Jail, David Sosa as Self, Alex Jones as Man in Car with P.A., 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, Violet Nichols as Woman Talking to the Novel Writer, Steven Prince as Man Talking to the Bartender, Ken Webster as 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 Young Disappearing Guy, Tiana Hux as Soap Opera Woman, Timothy "Speed" Levitch as Self, Steve Brudniak as Goatee Man, Marta Banda as Friendly Girl, Steven Soderbergh as Interviewed on Television, 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
