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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Richard Linklater (written by)
Release Date:
7 March 2002 (Australia)
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Plot:
A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins
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14 nominations
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(26 articles)
Me and Orson Welles | Review
(From SmellsLikeScreenSpirit. 24 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Decade in Review: 2001 Top Ten
(From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 8:41 PM, PST)
(From SmellsLikeScreenSpirit. 24 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Decade in Review: 2001 Top Ten
(From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 8:41 PM, PST)
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A film for passionate thinkers.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Trevor Jack Brooks | ... | Young Boy Playing Paper Game |
| Lorelei Linklater | ... | Young Girl Playing Paper Game |
 | 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 |
| Bill Wise | ... | Boat Car Guy |
| Robert C. Solomon | ... | Philosophy Professor |
 | Kim Krizan | ... | Herself |
| Eamonn Healy | ... | Shape-Shifting Man |
| J.C. Shakespeare | ... | Burning Man |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some violent images.
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Runtime:
99 min | Argentina:100 min | Australia:101 min | Germany:100 min | Spain:101 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
USA:R (No. 38276) |
South Korea:15 |
Brazil:Livre |
Italy:T |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Finland:K-7 |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15
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A man is seen wearing a "Slacker" t-shirt. Slacker (1991) was director Richard Linklater's first film.
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Quotes:
Guy Forsyth:
The worst mistake that you can make is to think you're alive when really you're asleep in life's waiting room.
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Soundtrack:
Nocturne in E-Flat Opus 9 #2
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This is one of the most thought provoking films I've ever seen. It's also visually stunning and perfectly acted: every single one of these people seem to be just giving their own opinions as if you were overhearing/having a meaningful conversation with them.
We can chalk this up to the genius of Linklater who over the years has shown not only the pretentiously humorous coffee house crowd cliches but also the searching, often deeply insightful side of our generation that the media overlooked when we were dubbed slackers. In films he has written: "Slacker" and "Before Sunrise" and in his films of stage plays Bogosian's brilliant, Chekhovian "SubUrbia" and the faintly melodramatic "Tape", Linklater has always been fascinated with the question of what we should doing with our lives. Our responsibility is to contribute something lasting and meaningful to our society. But what exactly is that? Where and when should I do it? Who with? How do I know if I've really found it? Why is it so important again, anyway?
I saw this movie for the first time late last night and 5 minutes before it started I had fallen asleep and was hoping I'd be able to make it all the way through the film. From the first frame I was riveted and completely awake and remained so even after it was over; contemplating all the myriad viewpoints the film had thrown at me.
This movie is so exciting and bursting with ideas that I'm going to buy the DVD as soon as I possibly can and watch it over and over trying to absorb it all.
See this film. It will remind you of how thrilling it is to be an active thinking, feeling member of the human race.