Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Born: July 30, 1960
in Houston, Texas, USA
Richard Linklater (born July 30, 1960) is an American self-taught film director, producer and screenwriter. Linklater was among the first and most successful talents to emerge during the American independent film renaissance of the 1990s. Typically setting each of his movies during one 24-hour period, Linklater's work explored what he dubbed "the youth rebellion continuum," focusing in fine detail on generational rites and mores with rare compassion and understanding while definitively capturing the 20-something culture of his era through a series of nuanced, illuminating ensemble pieces which introduced any number of talented young actors into the Hollywood firmament.

Movies for Richard Linklater...

Clemente
Title: Clemente
Character: Self
Released: March 14, 2024
Type: Movie
An immersive documentary about the remarkable life and legacy of MLB icon Roberto Clemente.
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Title: God Save Texas
Character: Self
Released: February 27, 2024
Type: TV
Returning to their hometowns, Texas filmmakers Richard Linklater, Alex Stapleton, and Iliana Sosa chronicle the complex history of each city, while examining the toll that the prison system, oil business, and border laws have on those communities.
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Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Title: Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Founded by Richard Linklater in 1985 as a screening series dedicated to bringing experimental and art cinema to the city of Austin, Texas, the Austin Film Society has grown into a cornerstone of the city's creative community - while remaining true to its edgy, eclectic roots.
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The Butthole Surfers Movie
Title: The Butthole Surfers Movie
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Follows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary.
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Title: The Last Movie Stars
Character: Self
Released: July 21, 2022
Type: TV
A celebration of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s iconic careers and decades-long partnership. Director Ethan Hawke brings life and color to this definitive history of their love, lives, and philanthropy.
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Title: 05
Character: Self
Released: August 30, 2021
Type: TV
Chronicling the Texas Longhorns' 2005 National Championship football season under Mack Brown.
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Clerk
Title: Clerk
Character: Self
Released: March 17, 2021
Type: Movie
A look at Kevin Smith's life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented his footprints at the world famous TCL Chinese Theater, with a flock of famous folks testifying on Silent Bob's behalf!
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Another Day at the Office
Title: Another Day at the Office
Character: Rick
Released: November 25, 2019
Type: Movie
A day in the life of Rick Linklater, taking in a conference call with some young studio executives and a session with a psychologist.
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J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
Title: J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
Character: Himself
Released: March 10, 2019
Type: Movie
What started out as an inside joke amongst two self proclaimed weirdos in Ft. Worth, Texas soon becomes much more than they bargained for. Frustrated by the rising consumer-driven culture, out-of-work pals Douglass St. Clair Smith and Steve Wilcox decide to turn their conservative southern ideology on its head and invent a new religion all their own. Spurred on by the overreach of religion and zealous televangelists of the day, the pair concoct religious monikers (Reverend Ivan Stang and Dr. Philo Drummond), a newly minted prophet (J.R. "Bob" Dobbs), and devise a crusade to expose the conspiracy of normalcy by using humor as the ultimate weapon.
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Blaze
Title: Blaze
Character: Oilman 1
Released: August 17, 2018
Type: Movie
Re-imagining the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting Texas legend.
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Also Starring Austin
Title: Also Starring Austin
Released: May 5, 2018
Type: Movie
ALSO STARRING AUSTIN uses scenes from locally shot films as a lens to explore a community's rapidly changing built and natural environment and unique, enduring culture.
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More Human Than Human
Title: More Human Than Human
Character: Himself
Released: March 10, 2018
Type: Movie
Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”. Inspired by Brian Christian’s study The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive, the filmmakers set out on an international investigation highlighting the effects of AI - scenes from our daily lives destructive and constructive.
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After Before
Title: After Before
Character: Self
Released: February 28, 2017
Type: Movie
A documentary that takes a look at the production of BEFORE MIDNIGHT. As the film starts, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke are sitting around as filming has just completed. From here we get some terrific stories as they talk about the characters as well as what they bring and take from them. We also get footage from the filming of the movie where we get to see how the actors and director work together to try and build up the scenes.
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The Space in Between
Title: The Space in Between
Character: Himself
Released: February 28, 2017
Type: Movie
A new piece in which Linklater and actor-cowriters Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke discuss the trilogy, moderated by critic Kent Jones.
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Title: Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Character: Self
Released: August 5, 2016
Type: Movie
Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system. Rather than leave Texas, he chose to collaborate with like-minded artists crafting modest, low-budget films in a DIY style. His ability to showcase realistic characters and tell honest stories was evident from his films, and others soon took notice of his raw talent.
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Hitchcock/Truffaut
Title: Hitchcock/Truffaut
Character: Self
Released: September 4, 2015
Type: Movie
Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.
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Twelve Years
Title: Twelve Years
Character: Himself
Released: January 6, 2015
Type: Movie
This documentary, chronicles the twelve-year production of Boyhood (2014) and features on-set footage and interviews with cast and crew.
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Title: Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: December 12, 2014
Type: Movie
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
Title: 21 Years: Richard Linklater
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: November 7, 2014
Type: Movie
A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.
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Title: Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2014
Type: TV
Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.
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Linklater: On Cinema and Time
Title: Linklater: On Cinema and Time
Character: Self (Voice)
Released: December 4, 2013
Type: Movie
If cinema is the art of time, Linklater is one of its most thoughtful and engaged directors. Unlike other filmmakers identified as auteurs, Linklater’s distinction is not found on the surface of his films, in a visual style or signature shot, but rather in their DNA, as ongoing conversations with cinema, which is to say, with time itself. A visual essay produced by Sight and Sound.
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Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
Title: Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
Character: Himself
Released: September 3, 2013
Type: Movie
In 1985, former oil rig worker Richard Linklater began a film screening society in Austin, Texas, that aimed to show classic art-house and experimental films to a budding community of cinephiles. Eventually incorporating as a nonprofit, the newly branded Austin Film Society raised enough money to fly in their first out-of-town filmmaker: James Benning. Accepting the invitation, Benning met Linklater and the two began to develop a personal and intellectual bond, leading to many future encounters. Starting in the 1960s, Benning had been creating low budget films mostly on his own, while Linklater had just begun to craft his first shorts. The filmmakers have remained close even as their careers have diverged. After the cult success of Slacker, Linklater went on to make films with Hollywood support. Benning, meanwhile, has stayed close to his roots and is mainly an unknown figure in mainstream film culture.
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Side by Side
Title: Side by Side
Character: Self
Released: August 19, 2012
Type: Movie
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.
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Bernie
Title: Bernie
Character: Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Released: April 27, 2012
Type: Movie
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
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Great Directors
Title: Great Directors
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 2009
Type: Movie
Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles. The film documents Ismailos' voyage of discovering the creative personalities behind the camera.
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American Prince
Title: American Prince
Character: Self - Interviewer
Released: March 1, 2009
Type: Movie
After being forgotten for 30 years, the filmmaker revisits Scorsese's lost documentary 'American Boy' and it's raconteur subject, Steven Prince.
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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Title: For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2009
Type: Movie
The story of American film criticism.
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The King of Texas
Title: The King of Texas
Character: Himself
Released: March 1, 2008
Type: Movie
A documentary on the life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell.
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
Title: RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
Character: Principal Mallard
Released: March 1, 2008
Type: Movie
After serving three long years in prison, a registered sex offender returns to civilization, only to find an environment that's completely uncivilized. At the top of his list is finding a job — and getting his vindictive girlfriend to put out again.
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Crítico
Title: Crítico
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 2008
Type: Movie
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
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Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
Title: Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
Character: Self
Released: June 24, 2007
Type: Movie
A cheerful, amusing and melancholic look back at the Munich film festival from the perspective of the people who make up the film festival.
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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Title: The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Character: Self
Released: February 7, 2007
Type: Movie
A full-length documentary chronicling filmmaker Richard Linklater and author Eric Schlosser throughout their journey making the movie 'Fast Food Nation,' featuring Linklater and the cast of the movie in rehearsals, shooting, and interviews.
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One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Title: One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Character: Self
Released: December 19, 2006
Type: Movie
A unique documentary that interlaces archival interviews with author Philip K. Dick with chats featuring cast and crew. Discussed are the origins of the story, parallels the cast and crew sees to the goings-on in today's world, and adapting the story for film, modern audiences, and its unique look.
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The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Title: The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Character: Self
Released: December 19, 2006
Type: Movie
A behind-the scenes look at the grueling one-year process of transferring the filmed images into the unique animation style featured in the final version of the movie 'A Scanner Darkly'.
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The Hottest State
Title: The Hottest State
Character: John Wayne Enthusiast
Released: September 2, 2006
Type: Movie
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
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Making Dazed
Title: Making Dazed
Character: Himself
Released: March 1, 2005
Type: Movie
This documentary reunites the cast of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused", and features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. A decade after the hit comedy's release, director Richard Linklater reunited the cast -- Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Adam Goldberg -- to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the film that helped launch their careers. Now you can watch the cast look back on the movie that changed their lives and on the decade that has passed since.
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Waking Life
Title: Waking Life
Character: Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
Released: October 19, 2001
Type: Movie
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
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Chelsea Walls
Title: Chelsea Walls
Character: Crony 2
Released: September 21, 2001
Type: Movie
This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.
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Spy Kids
Title: Spy Kids
Character: Cool Spy
Released: March 18, 2001
Type: Movie
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Cortez' return from retirement. What they didn't count on was Carmen and Juni joining the "family business."
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Letters to Thomas
Title: Letters to Thomas
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 2000
Type: Movie
From 1999 to 2000, filmmaker Caveh Zahedi corresponded in a series of video-letters with his friend Thomas Logoreci.
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University, Inc.
Title: University, Inc.
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1999
Type: Movie
The closing of a student film program serves as a paradigm for interrogating the corporate ideology that guides the largest public university in the USA: the University of Texas at Austin.
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Scotch and Milk
Title: Scotch and Milk
Character: Cab Passenger
Released: April 17, 1998
Type: Movie
A brooding self-styled swinger obsessed with things from the 1950's loses himself in booze and night clubbing amongst similar other men. Meanwhile he pines for the woman he really loves, but is incapable of establishing a meaningful relationship with.
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Title: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Character: Tour Bus Driver (voice)
Released: December 20, 1996
Type: Movie
Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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The Underneath
Title: The Underneath
Character: Ember Doorman
Released: April 28, 1995
Type: Movie
Michael Chambers has come home to Austin, Texas to his mother who's starting a new life, to his brother whose driven by old jealousies, and to Rachel—the woman he married and then betrayed with his passion for gambling. Now she's together with Tommy, so Michael devises a plan to get Rachel out from under Tommy's control.
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Before Sunrise
Title: Before Sunrise
Character: Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
Released: January 27, 1995
Type: Movie
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
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At Sundance
Title: At Sundance
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg Araki, Abel Ferrara, Atom Egoyan, James Gray, Robert Redford, Haskell Wexler, among many others. Co-directed by Amy Hobby. [Filmed in Pixelvision and blown-up to evocatively grainy 16mm.]
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North on Evers
Title: North on Evers
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
In NORTH ON EVERS James Benning takes the road movie seriously, making his circular trip across the U.S. a marvelously photographed, intensely felt, and disturbing portrait of contemporary America. In many ways, this recent film is a departure of Benning’s earlier films which are characterized, at times, by extremely long, carefully planned takes and a minimal narrative approach. In NORTH ON EVERS, the shots are kept short with a narrative that is direct and detailed, like a diary or a long series of postcards to a friend. What this work shares with the other films is a dry wit and a deep interest in the American social landscape.
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Slacker
Title: Slacker
Character: Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
Released: July 5, 1991
Type: Movie
Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.
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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Title: It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
A nameless young man travels the country by bus and train, visiting friends and making new ones, having banal conversations, and dedicating his existence to mundane activities.
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Making Of School of Rock
Title: Making Of School of Rock
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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On The Set of Before Sunset
Title: On The Set of Before Sunset
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the 2004 film "Before Sunset"