DVD 99 mins IMDB 7.5
R (Restricted)
Waking Life
20th Century Fox (2002)
In Collection
#368

Seen It:
Yes
Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
USA  /  English

Trevor Jack Brooks Young Boy
Lorelei Linklater Young Girl
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
Ethan Hawke
Julie Delpy

Director Richard Linklater
Producer Jonah Smith; Palmer West; Caroline Kaplan; Tommy Pallotta; Anne Walker-McBay
Writer Richard Linklater

The unnamed main character (Wiley Wiggens) is in the state of a lucid dream. Though he is traveling through most of it, he doesn't seem to be going anywhere in particular. He runs into bizarre characters who tell him about their perceptions on life, dreams, and the world around them. The movie jumps back and forth between the main character's journey and other people conversing about the same matters. An example is a couple (Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) lying in bed talking about what their perception of life might be at the moment of death. Other topics of concern are dreaming, time, evolution, reality, reincarnation, death, existence, religion, and life's worth.

Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Barcode 024543040651
Region Region 1
Chapters 20
Release Date 5/7/2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; French; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [Spanish]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Audio Commentary with Director Richard Linklater and others Audio Commentary with Over 25 of the Film's Animators Text Commentary Deleted Animated Scenes Selected Takes of the Live Action Version Shorts by Bob Sabiston Featurette Animation Software Tutorial Theatrical Trailer and More