Waking Life (2001)
| Release Date | 23 January 2001 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Genre | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Animated |
| Film Class | Ensemble Film |
| Niche Genre | Avant-garde / Experimental |
| Themes | Fantasy Life, Bohemian Life, Wanderlust, Twentysomething Life, Brief Encounters |
| Tones | Talky, Literate, Cerebral, Stylized, Quirky, Dreamlike |
| Tags | Dreams, Encounter, Evolution, Life Choices, Media, Philosopher, Professor, Vagabond |
Waking Life is an American live-action rotoscoped film, directed by Richard Linklater and released in 2001. The entire film was shot using digital video and then a team of artists using computers drew stylized lines and colors over each frame.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Trevor Jack Brooks
Young Boy Playing Paper Game
Lorelei Linklater
Young Girl Playing Paper Game
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
Eamonn Healy
Shape-Shifting Man
J.C. Shakespeare
Burning Man
Charles Gunning
Angry Man in Jail
David Sosa
Himself
Otto Hofmann
Himself
Aklilu Gebrewold
Himself
Carol Dawson
Coffee Shop Chatter
Lisa Moore
Coffee Shop Chatter
Steve Fitch
Chimpanzee
Louis Mackey
Himself
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
Himself
John Christensen
Guy Talking about Turning the Light on in Dreams
David Jewell
Man Talking to Caveh
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
Himself
Steve Brudniak
Goatee Man
Marta Banda
Friendly Girl
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
Kierstin Cunnington
Goth Girl
Director
Writer
Producer
Caroline Kaplan
executive producer
Jonathan Sehring
executive producer
John Sloss
executive producer
Jonah Smith
producer
Anne Walker-McBay
producer
Palmer West
producer
Original Music
Glover Gill
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Cinematographer
Editor
Sandra Adair
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Casting Director
Lizzie Curry Martinez
Art Director
Bob Sabiston
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Production Manager
Patrick Lindenmaier
post-production supervisor: HDTV
Sound Department
Ethan Andrus
sound mixer
Gregg Barbanell
foley artist
Wayne Bell
additional sound, sound editor
Larry Blake
sound re-recording mixer
Mike Brennan
boom operator
Matt Coby
re-recording assistant
Cathy Crane
sound assistant
Jay Gallagher
re-recording assistant
Tom Hammond
sound designer, supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer
Bryan Pennington
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jason Piatt
foley mixer
Stunts
Bobby Sargent
stunts
Jeff Schwan
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Blum
grip
Matt Fliehler
grip
Animation Department
Jason Archer
animator
John Bruch
animator
Jean Caffeine
animator
Zoe Charlton
animator
Randy Cole
animator
Kate Dollenmayer
animator
Jennifer Drummond
animator
Rahab El Ewely
animator
Pat Falconer
animator
Holly Fisher
animator
Dan Gillote
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
animation software, animator
Susan Sabiston
animator
Katie Salen
animator
Divya Srinivasan
animator
Patrick Thornton
animator
Penny Van Horn
animator
Mary Varn
animator
Rosie Weaver
animator
Constance Wood
animator
Charles Harrison
animation intern
Casting Department
Lindsay Doleshal
casting assistant
Julia Halperin
casting assistant
Charlotte Wood
casting assistant
Editorial Department
Courtney Fitzgerald
editorial intern
Aliza Gold
editorial intern
Nancy Higgins
editorial intern
Sara Johnson
post-production assistant
Andrea Tucker
editorial intern
Other Crew
Peter Atherton
location manager
Laine Bateman
production assistant
Dave Bennett
production accountant
Paul Brennan
legal services
Matthew Cook
office intern
Cathy Crane
office manager: Detour Filmproduction
Monica Estrada
office intern
Deborah Fabish
office intern
Erin Ferguson
production coordinator
Jennifer Gaylord
legal services
Tracie Laymon
office intern
Scot Markland
craft service
Fernando Martinez
office intern
Morgan Miles
production accountant
Jerry Poynton
digital film transfer
Bob Sabiston
credits
John Sloss
legal services
J. Kevin Smith
consultant: Final Cut Pro
Kyle Summerville
office intern
Kelly Williams
production assistant
Production Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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Independent Film Channel (IFC)
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Thousand Words
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Flat Black Films
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Detour Filmproduction
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Line Research
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Fox Searchlight Pictures
20th Century Fox Italia
20th Century Fox
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20th Century Fox de Argentina
20th Century Fox of Germany
Fox-Warner
Gemini Film
Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.
Netherlands Fox Film Corporation
Miscellaneous
Soundcrafter
sound post-production
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