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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Richard Linklater (written by)
Release Date:
7 March 2002 (Australia)
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Plot:
A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe. full summary | add synopsis
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5 wins
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14 nominations
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(32 articles)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | ... | Herself | |
| Eamonn Healy | ... | Shape-Shifting Man | |
| J.C. Shakespeare | ... | Burning Man |
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Rated R for language and some violent images.
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Runtime:
99 min | Argentina:100 min | Australia:101 min | Germany:100 min | Spain:101 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
USA:R (No. 38276) |
South Korea:15 |
Brazil:Livre |
Italy:T |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Finland:K-7 |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15
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Director Cameo: [Richard Linklater] [Appears as the second passenger in the boat car at the beginning as well as the pinball player, the last person Wiley Wiggins speaks with.]
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John Christensen:
...and as we all know, fun rules.
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Nocturna
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Waking Life is an amazing, visual, and completely original work of art from filmmaker Richard Linklater. It is not only one of the very best films to be released in 2001, but also one of the most thought provoking films I've ever seen. Watching it is an amazing experience in itself. Its visual style is stunning. Digital animation is put over live action actors in a style that every scene is like some kind of a post-modern painting that you would see in an art gallery. The story follows a young man by the name of Wiley Wiggins and his encounters with many interesting people. He listens to their thoughts and theories, but doesn't really understand why. He is in an on-going lucid dream that takes him to odd, but fascinating encounters with people and places. I absolutely loved this film. It is one of those rare films that takes you away from your seat and into a world that you are placed right in the middle of and when it ends, the only thing you can say is, `Wow!'