Waking Life 23 years old

Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?

Waking Life

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.

Credits

Waking Life Cast

Name Character
Adam Goldberg He was 30, now 54 years old as One of Four Men
Ethan Hawke He was 30, now 54 years old as Jesse
Ethan Hawke He was 30, now 54 years old as Jesse
Steven Soderbergh He was 38, now 61 years old as Interviewed on television
Richard Linklater He was 40, now 64 years old as Pinball Playing Man
Julie Delpy She was 31, now 55 years old as Celine
Caveh Zahedi He was 40, now 64 years old as Caveh Zahedi
Bill Wise He was 36, now 60 years old as Boat Car Guy
Alex Jones He was 26, now 50 years old as Man in Car with P.A.
Ken Webster He was 43, now 67 years old as Bartender
Charles Gunning He was 49, 51 years old when he died as Angry Man in Jail
Lorelei Linklater She was 6, now 30 years old as Young Girl Playing Paper Game
Wiley Wiggins He was 24, now 48 years old as Main Character

Waking Life Crew

Name Department
Anne Walker-McBay as Producer. Production
Jonathan Sehring as Executive Producer. Production
Caroline Kaplan as Executive Producer. Production
Palmer West as Producer. Production
Jonah Smith as Producer. He was 26 (now 49) years old Production
Glover Gill as Original Music Composer. Sound
Richard Linklater as Director of Photography. He was 40 (now 64) years old Camera
Richard Linklater as Director. He was 40 (now 64) years old Directing
Richard Linklater as Screenplay. He was 40 (now 64) years old Writing
Sandra Adair as Editor. She was 49 (now 72) years old Editing
Tommy Pallotta as Director of Photography. He was 32 (now 56) years old Camera
Tommy Pallotta as Producer. He was 32 (now 56) years old Production
Waking Life poster
Waking Life (23 years)

Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?

  • Release day: Friday, October 19, 2001
  • Runtime: 99 minutes
  • Revenue: 3176880.00