Waking Life [9081] Released: 2001-10-19 Revenue: $3,176,880 Budget: $2,000,000 Profit: $1,176,880 Runtime: 101 mins Popularity: 2.0134 Vote Average: 7.468 Vote Count: 896 Overview: 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. Cast [57] Ethan HawkeJesse Julie DelpyCeline Wiley WigginsMain Character Bill WiseBoat Car Guy Alex E. JonesMan in Car with Steven SoderberghInterviewed on T Ken WebsterBartender Charles GunningAngry Man in Jai Lorelei LinklaterYoung Girl Playi Trevor Jack BrooksYoung Boy Playin Glover GillAccordion Player Lara HicksViolin Player Ames AsbellViola Player Leigh MahoneyViola Player Sara NelsonCello Player Jeanine AttawayPiano Player Erik GrostickBass Player Robert C. SolomonPhilosophy Profe Kim KrizanSelf Eamonn HealyShape-Shifting M J.C. ShakespeareBurning Man David SosaSelf Otto HofmannSelf Aklilu GebrewoldSelf Carol DawsonCoffee Shop Chat Lisa MooreCoffee Shop Chat Steve FitchChimpanzee Louis MackeySelf Alex NixonMan Writing a No Kelly Rebecca NicholsWoman Talking to Steven PrinceMan Talking to t Mary McBayWoman on TV Kregg A. FooteMan on TV Jason T. HodgeMan with the Lon Guy ForsythSelf John ChristensenGuy Talking abou Caveh ZahediSelf David JewellMan Talking to C Adam GoldbergOne of Four Men Nicky KattOne of Four Men Jason LiebrechtOne of Four Men Brent GreenOne of Four Men RC WhittakerMan on the Lampp Hymie SamuelsonMr. Debord David MartinezMan on the Train Ryan PowerSelf / Young Dis Tiana HuxSoap Opera Woman Timothy "Speed" LevitchSelf Steve BrudniakGoatee Man Marta BandaFriendly Girl Charles MurdockOld Man Mona Lee FultzQuiet Woman at R Edith MannixOlder Artist in Bess CoxOld Woman Sittin Louis BlackKierkegaard Disc Richard LinklaterPinball Playing Kierstin CunningtonGoth Girl Trailers Waking Life (2001) Original Trailer [FHD] 'Waking Life' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times