Waking Life (US Version) DVD Region 1

Director Richard Linklater presents this computer-animated, dreamlike, meandering film about a college-age man (Wiley Wiggins) who floats in and out of a series of philosophical discussions and ethereal experiences, meeting an interesting cast of characters along the way. Each character that Wiley meets engages him in an existential discussion. Wiley listens, observes, and occasionally responds. Then he glumly shuffles off to his next encounter. At times, he wakes up in his bed and rubs his eyes, appearing to start a new day. But eventually viewers learn that Wiley is dreaming throughout the film, and is trying to learn to control his dreams--and accomplish lucid dreaming, or simply wake up. Visually, WAKING LIFE is nothing short of fantastic. Linklater stays true to his Indie style--jerky camera, drifting gaze, and steady head shots that allow non-actors to talk straight into the camera. To achieve the floating feeling of the dream sequences, he first tried taking aerial shots from a helicopter, then opted for the smoother effect of a hot air balloon. He shot the film on digital video, edited it, then called on 30 animators to finish it. The characters in the film move and gesticulate like live action, but they are animated with odd color schemes and surreal lines that make them cartoony caricatures. WAKING LIFE is a superb work that should be applauded for its atmospheric elements (lovely images of New York and Austin), its amusing bohemian dialogues, and its unique animation.

"...A well-crafted personal project..." - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 10/17/2001

"...WAKING LIFE is a tantalizing animated film..." - Stephen, Farber (Movieline Critic), Movieline's Hollywood Life, 11/01/2001

"...Exhilarating....WAKING LIFE is an amazing thing....A thrill, a trip to a fabulous new frontier..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 10/26/2001

"...Strikingly original....It works like a dream..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 11/08/2001

"...A striking hybrid between live-action footage and computer-generated animation....It succeeds brilliantly as visual experiment..." - Edward, Lawrenson (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 02/01/2002

"...[A] beautiful dreamscape....A film with big ideas..." - Damon, Wise (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 05/01/2002

"...It celebrates a series of articulate, intelligent characters who seek out the meaning of their existence and do not have the answers....The movie is exhilarating in its style and visuals as in its ideas..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 10/19/2001

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Artist Name(s):	Bill Wise (Actor) | Julie Delpy (Actor) | Julianna Margulies (Actor) | Donald Petrie (Actor) | Stacey Sher (Actor) | Kari Perkins (Actor) | Jeffrey Dreyer (Actor) | Scott Katt (Actor) | Martin Donovan | David Jensen (Actor) | Cynthia Whalen | Jeffrey Davies (Actor) | Glover Gill (Actor) | Timothy "Speed" Levitch Bill Wise (Actor) | 茱莉狄菲 (Actor) | Julianna Margulies (Actor) | Donald Petrie (Actor) | Stacey Sher (Actor) | Kari Perkins (Actor) | Jeffrey Dreyer (Actor) | Scott Katt (Actor) | 馬田當奴芬 | David Jensen (Actor) | Cynthia Whalen | Jeffrey Davies (Actor) | Glover Gill (Actor) | Timothy "Speed" Levitch Bill Wise (Actor) | 茱莉狄菲 (Actor) | Julianna Margulies (Actor) | Donald Petrie (Actor) | Stacey Sher (Actor) | Kari Perkins (Actor) | Jeffrey Dreyer (Actor) | Scott Katt (Actor) | 马田当奴芬 | David Jensen (Actor) | Cynthia Whalen | Jeffrey Davies (Actor) | Glover Gill (Actor) | Timothy "Speed" Levitch Ｂｉｌｌ Ｗｉｓｅ (Actor) | Julie Delpy (Actor) | Julianna Margulies (Actor) | Donald Petrie (Actor) | Stacey Sher (Actor) | Kari Perkins (Actor) | Jeffrey Dreyer (Actor) | Scott Katt (Actor) | Martin Donovan | Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｊｅｎｓｅｎ (Actor) | Cynthia Whalen | Jeffrey Davies (Actor) | Glover Gill (Actor) | Timothy "Speed" Levitch Bill Wise (Actor) | Julie Delpy (Actor) | Julianna Margulies (Actor) | Donald Petrie (Actor) | Stacey Sher (Actor) | Kari Perkins (Actor) | Jeffrey Dreyer (Actor) | Scott Katt (Actor) | Martin Donovan | David Jensen (Actor) | Cynthia Whalen | Jeffrey Davies (Actor) | Glover Gill (Actor) | Timothy "Speed" Levitch
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Producer:	Willan Anne | Martin Donovan | David Jensen | Glover Gill 韋安妮 | 馬田當奴芬 | David Jensen | Glover Gill 韦安妮 | 马田当奴芬 | David Jensen | Glover Gill Willan Anne | Martin Donovan | Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｊｅｎｓｅｎ | Glover Gill Willan Anne | Martin Donovan | David Jensen | Glover Gill
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Release Date:	2002-05-07
UPC Code:	024543040651
Language:	English, Spanish
Subtitles:	French, Slovak
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Color
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital 5.1, SurroundSound, Digital Sound
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	122 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004426288

Director: Richard Linklater

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes (Live Action Only)
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Bonus Footage:
1. Live Action Footage
2. Audition Tapes
Audio Commentary:
1. Richard Linklatter - Director, Bob Sabiston - Animator, Tommy Pallotta - Producer.
2. Animators (25)
Featurette:
1. Sundance Channel Special
2. MAKING OF WAKING LIFE
3. Animation Software Tutorial
4. SNACK AND DRINK (Directed by Bob Sabiston)
5. WILEY WIGGINS TEST
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies

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