Richard Linklater
Producer | Director | Writer
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Filmography
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Known For
Waking Life Director (2001) -
Before Midnight Producer (2013) -
Boyhood Producer (2014) -
Known For
A Scanner Darkly Director (2006) -
Director
Last Flag Flying (2017) -
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) -
Boyhood (2014)
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Before Midnight (2013)
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Up to Speed (2012) -
Bernie (2011) -
Me and Orson Welles (2008) -
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A Scanner Darkly (2006)
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Fast Food Nation (2006) -
![Bad News Bears]( "Bad News Bears")
Bad News Bears (2005) -
$5.15/Hr. (2004)
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![Before Sunset]( "Before Sunset")
Before Sunset (2004) -
![School of Rock]( "School of Rock")
School of Rock (2003) -
![Live from Shiva's Dance Floor]( "Live from Shiva's Dance Floor")
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![Tape]( "Tape")
Tape (2001) -
![Waking Life]( "Waking Life")
Waking Life (2001) -
![The Newton Boys]( "The Newton Boys")
The Newton Boys (1998) -
![SubUrbia]( "SubUrbia")
SubUrbia (1996) -
![Before Sunrise]( "Before Sunrise")
Before Sunrise (1995) -
![Dazed and Confused]( "Dazed and Confused")
Dazed and Confused (1993) -
Heads I Win/Tails You Lose (1991)
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![Slacker]( "Slacker")
Slacker (1990) -
![It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books]( "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books")
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Director
![Woodshock]( "Woodshock")
Woodshock (1985) -
Writer
![Last Flag Flying]( "Last Flag Flying")
Last Flag Flying (2017) -
![Everybody Wants Some!!]( "Everybody Wants Some!!")
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) -
![Boyhood]( "Boyhood")
Boyhood (2014) -
![Making a Scene]( "Making a Scene")
Making a Scene (2013) -
![Before Midnight]( "Before Midnight")
Before Midnight (2013) -
![Up to Speed]( "Up to Speed")
Up to Speed (2012) -
![Bernie]( "Bernie")
Bernie (2011) -
![A Scanner Darkly]( "A Scanner Darkly")
A Scanner Darkly (2006) -
![Fast Food Nation]( "Fast Food Nation")
Fast Food Nation (2006) -
$5.15/Hr. (2004)
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![Before Sunset]( "Before Sunset")
Before Sunset (2004) -
![Waking Life]( "Waking Life")
Waking Life (2001) -
![The Newton Boys]( "The Newton Boys")
The Newton Boys (1998) -
![Before Sunrise]( "Before Sunrise")
Before Sunrise (1995) -
![Dazed and Confused]( "Dazed and Confused")
Dazed and Confused (1993) -
![Slacker]( "Slacker")
Slacker (1990) -
Writer
![It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books]( "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books")
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Producer
![School of Rock]( "School of Rock")
School of Rock (2016-2018) -
![Last Flag Flying]( "Last Flag Flying")
Last Flag Flying (2017) -
![Everybody Wants Some!!]( "Everybody Wants Some!!")
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) -
![I Dream Too Much]( "I Dream Too Much")
I Dream Too Much (2015) -
![Boyhood]( "Boyhood")
Boyhood (2014) -
![Before Midnight]( "Before Midnight")
Before Midnight (2013) -
![Up to Speed]( "Up to Speed")
Up to Speed (2012) -
![Bernie]( "Bernie")
Bernie (2011) -
![Me and Orson Welles]( "Me and Orson Welles")
Me and Orson Welles (2008) -
![Bad News Bears]( "Bad News Bears")
Bad News Bears (2005) -
$5.15/Hr. (2004)
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![Dazed and Confused]( "Dazed and Confused")
Dazed and Confused (1993) -
Heads I Win/Tails You Lose (1991)
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![Slacker]( "Slacker")
Slacker (1990) -
![It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books]( "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books")
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Producer
![Last Night at the Alamo]( "Last Night at the Alamo")
Last Night at the Alamo (1983) -
Actor
![Blaze]( "Blaze")
Blaze Oilman (2018) -
![RSO [Registered Sex Offender]]( "RSO [Registered Sex Offender]")
RSO [Registered Sex Offender] Principal Mallard (2008) -
![The Hottest State]( "The Hottest State")
The Hottest State John Wayne Enthusiast (2006) -
![Chelsea Walls]( "Chelsea Walls")
Chelsea Walls Crony 2 (2001) -
![Spy Kids]( "Spy Kids")
Spy Kids Cool Spy (2001) -
![Waking Life]( "Waking Life")
Waking Life Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat (2001) -
![Scotch and Milk]( "Scotch and Milk")
Scotch and Milk Cab Passenger (1998) -
![Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]( "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America")
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Tour Bus Driver (1996) -
![The Underneath]( "The Underneath")
The Underneath Ember Doorman (1995) -
![Slacker]( "Slacker")
Slacker Should Have Stayed at Bus Station (1990) -
Actor
![It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books]( "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books")
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Cinematographer
![Waking Life]( "Waking Life")
Waking Life (2001) -
Cinematographer
![It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books]( "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books")
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![Woodshock]( "Woodshock")
Woodshock (1985) -
EditorHeads I Win/Tails You Lose (1991)
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Editor
![It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books]( "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books")
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Archive footage
![Unknown Movies]( "Unknown Movies")
Unknown Movies (2017) -
![Ebert Presents: At the Movies]( "Ebert Presents: At the Movies")
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Camera and Electrical Department
![Tape]( "Tape")
Tape (2001) -
Camera and Electrical Department
![Never Leave Nevada]( "Never Leave Nevada")
Never Leave Nevada (1990) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![Room]( "Room")
Room (2005)
![RSO [Registered Sex Offender]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTQzMTU0MTM0OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTMyMzU1MQ@@._V1_UX180_CR0,0,180,264_AL_.jpg "RSO [Registered Sex Offender]")
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Received Variety's Creative Impact in Cinema Award for his film Boyhood during the Texas Film Awards gala held on March 12, 2015 in Austin, Texas.
Quotes
[Terrence Malick] is a guy who sees his movies and thinks, "I would have done that differently". I see mine and say, "Given the circumstances, that's what I did and that's what I'd do again". I don't know how much of a free-will guy I am.
Trademark
Frequently casts Ethan Hawke
Nickname
Rick
Star Sign
Leo
Personal Details
Born
Richard Stuart Linklater
Houston, Texas, USA
Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)User Polls
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