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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
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That Animal Rescue Show (2020) -
Another Day at the Office (2019) -
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) -
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]( "Me and Orson Welles")
Me and Orson Welles (2008) -
![Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach]( "Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach")
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![A Scanner Darkly]( "A Scanner Darkly")
A Scanner Darkly (2006) -
![Fast Food Nation]( "Fast Food Nation")
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) -
Producer
![Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood]( "Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood")
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![Shouting Down Midnight]( "Shouting Down Midnight")
Shouting Down Midnight (2022) -
![That Animal Rescue Show]( "That Animal Rescue Show")
That Animal Rescue Show (2020) -
Another Day at the Office (2019)
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![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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![Last Night at the Alamo]( "Last Night at the Alamo")
Last Night at the Alamo (1983) -
Producer
![The Pushback]( "The Pushback")
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Writer
![Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood]( "Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood")
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Another Day at the Office (2019)
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![Where'd You Go, Bernadette]( "Where'd You Go, Bernadette")
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) -
![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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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) -
![Before Sunrise]( "Before Sunrise")
Before Sunrise Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (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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Archive footage
![Movie Night Extravaganza]( "Movie Night Extravaganza")
Movie Night Extravaganza (2021) -
![Behind the Scenes]( "Behind the Scenes")
Behind the Scenes (2017) -
Archive footage
![Unknown Movies]( "Unknown Movies")
Unknown Movies (2017) -
![Ebert Presents: At the Movies]( "Ebert Presents: At the Movies")
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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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Camera and Electrical Department
![Tape]( "Tape")
Tape (2001) -
Camera and Electrical Department
![Never Leave Nevada]( "Never Leave Nevada")
Never Leave Nevada (1990) -
Additional Crew
![Room]( "Room")
Room (2005)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Grandson of Charles Linklater & Shirley Linklater and Charles Krieger & Thelma Krieger.
Quotes
If cinema was a painting, time would be the paint itself.
Trademark
Frequently casts Ethan Hawke
Nickname
Rick
Personal Details
Born
Richard Stuart Linklater
Houston, Texas, USA
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