Richard Linklater

Born: 1960-07-30

From: Houston, Texas, USA

Known For: Directing

Biography

Richard Stuart Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confuse...

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2001

Spy Kids

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2008

RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

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1995

The Underneath

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1991

Slacker

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2021

Clerk

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2023

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

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1988

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

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1999

University, Inc.

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Making Of School of Rock

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2012

Side by Side

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2007

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

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2008

The King of Texas

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1995

Before Sunrise

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2013

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

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2025

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

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2007

Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

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2015

Hitchcock/Truffaut

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2025

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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

2024

My Generation

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Clemente

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God Save Texas

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2023

Directors Talks

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Art-House America: Austin Film Society

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2022

The Last Movie Stars

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2021

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Clerk

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2019

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Another Day at the Office

character - Rick

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J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

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2018

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Blaze

character - Oilman 1

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Also Starring Austin

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More Human Than Human

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2017

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The Space in Between

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After Before

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2016

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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

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Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

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2015

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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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2014

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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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21 Years: Richard Linklater

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Off Camera with Sam Jones

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2013

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Linklater: On Cinema and Time

character - Self (voice)

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Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

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2012

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Side by Side

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Bernie

character - Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

2009

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Great Directors

character - Self

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American Prince

character - Self - Interviewer

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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

character - Self

2008

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RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

character - Principal Mallard

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The King of Texas

character - Self

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Critic

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2007

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The Hottest State

character - John Wayne Enthusiast

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Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

character - Self

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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

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2006

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The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

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One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

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2005

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Making Dazed

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2004

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Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

character - Self

2001

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Waking Life

character - Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

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Chelsea Walls

character - Crony 2

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In the Bathtub of the World

character - Self

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Spy Kids

character - Cool Spy

2000

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Letters to Thomas

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1999

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University, Inc.

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1998

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Scotch and Milk

character - Cab Passenger

1996

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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

character - Tour Bus Driver (voice)

The Daily Show

character - Self

1995

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The Underneath

character - Ember Doorman

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Before Sunrise

character - Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)

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At Sundance

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1992

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North on Evers

1991

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Slacker

character - Should Have Stayed at Bus Station

1988

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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

1900

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Making Of School of Rock

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Before Sunrise

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)1995-01-27

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Before Sunset

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2004-06-16

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Before Sunset

Richard Linklater: Characters (Writing)2004-06-16

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Before Sunset

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2004-06-16

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Before Sunset

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)2004-06-16

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School of Rock

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2003-10-03

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Heads I Win/Tails You Lose

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)1991-01-01

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A Scanner Darkly

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2006-07-07

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A Scanner Darkly

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)2006-07-07

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Fast Food Nation

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)2006-11-17

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Fast Food Nation

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2006-11-17

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Tape

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2001-11-02

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Waking Life

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)2001-10-19

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Waking Life

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2001-10-19

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Waking Life

Richard Linklater: Director of Photography (Camera)2001-10-19

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Me and Orson Welles

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2008-09-05

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SubUrbia

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)1997-02-07

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Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)1993-09-24

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Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)1993-09-24

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Bad News Bears

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2005-07-22

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Slacker

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)1991-07-05

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The Newton Boys

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)1998-03-26

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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)1988-12-31

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Bernie

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2012-04-27

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Bernie

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)2012-04-27

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Boyhood

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2014-06-05

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Boyhood

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)2014-06-05

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Before Midnight

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2013-04-05

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Before Midnight

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)2013-04-05

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Before Midnight

Richard Linklater: Characters (Writing)2013-04-05

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Before Midnight

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2013-04-05

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Hit Man

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2024-05-16

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Hit Man

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2024-05-16

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Woodshock

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)1985-06-30

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Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2008-06-15

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Totally F***ed Up

Richard Linklater: Thanks (Crew)1994-08-19

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Boyhood

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2014-06-05

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Live from Shiva's Dance Floor

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2003-01-16

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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)1988-12-31

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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

Richard Linklater: Cinematography (Crew)1988-12-31

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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

Richard Linklater: Editor (Editing)1988-12-31

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Last Flag Flying

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2017-11-03

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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)1988-12-31

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Everybody Wants Some!!

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2016-03-30

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Everybody Wants Some!!

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)2016-03-30

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Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)1993-09-24

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The Newton Boys

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)1998-03-26

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Me and Orson Welles

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2008-09-05

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The Hottest State

Richard Linklater: Thanks (Crew)2007-06-27

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Never Leave Nevada

Richard Linklater: Video Assist Operator (Crew)1990-04-22

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Making a Scene

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)2013-11-25

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In Search of a Midnight Kiss

Richard Linklater: Thanks (Crew)2007-04-27

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Shouting Down Midnight

Richard Linklater: Executive Producer (Production)2022-03-12

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Hit Man

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)2024-05-16

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Everybody Wants Some!!

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2016-03-30

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Clemente

Richard Linklater: Executive Producer (Production)2024-03-14

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2019-08-16

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Good Will Hunting

Richard Linklater: Thanks (Crew)1997-12-05

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Last Flag Flying

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)2017-11-03

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Last Flag Flying

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2017-11-03

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Nouvelle Vague

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2025-10-08

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Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)

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Before Sunrise

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)1995-01-27

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)2019-08-16

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Slacker

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)1991-07-05

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Blue Moon

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2025-02-18

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Blue Moon

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2025-02-18

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Slacker

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)1991-07-05

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Before Sunset

Richard Linklater: Story (Writing)2004-06-16

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Bad News Bears

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2005-07-22

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Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)

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Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)

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Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)

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The Wasps

Richard Linklater: Executive Producer (Production)2025-01-18

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Tape

Richard Linklater: Camera Operator (Camera)2001-11-02

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Merrily We Roll Along

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)

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Merrily We Roll Along

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)

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Another Day at the Office

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2019-11-25

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Another Day at the Office

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)2019-11-25

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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)2022-03-24

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Another Day at the Office

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2019-11-25

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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2022-03-24

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Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)

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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Richard Linklater: Writer (Writing)2022-03-24

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Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)

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Merrily We Roll Along

Richard Linklater: Screenplay (Writing)

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The Pushback

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2020-10-06

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Queen Takes Bishop

Richard Linklater: Executive Producer (Production)

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Nouvelle Vague

Richard Linklater: Producer (Production)2025-10-08

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The Confession

Richard Linklater: Executive Producer (Production)2025-04-12

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Up to Speed

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)

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God Save Texas

Richard Linklater: Director (Directing)

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God Save Texas

Richard Linklater: Executive Producer (Production)

In Prod.

Up to Speed

Richard Linklater: Executive Producer (Production)

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