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Richard Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy…
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Richard Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023). Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received five Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clemente
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Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
as Self - Director
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
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Clerk
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Another Day at the Office
as Rick
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
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Blaze
as Oilman 1
Also Starring Austin
More Human Than Human
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The Space in Between
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After Before
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
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Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
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Hitchcock/Truffaut
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Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
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Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
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Twelve Years
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Linklater: On Cinema and Time
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Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
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Side by Side
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Bernie
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Great Directors
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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
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American Prince
as Self - Interviewer
The King of Texas
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Critic
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The Hottest State
as John Wayne Enthusiast
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Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
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One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
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The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
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Viva Les Amis
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Making Dazed
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Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
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Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
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Texas: America Supersized
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... End of Interview!
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Waking Life
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
Chelsea Walls
as Crony 2
In the Bathtub of the World
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Spy Kids
as Cool Spy
Letters to Thomas
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University, Inc.
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Scotch and Milk
as Cab Passenger
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
The Underneath
as Ember Doorman
Before Sunrise
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
At Sundance
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North on Evers
Slacker
as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes
Making of School of Rock
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