Director Richard Linklater (1960)

The American animated film Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) follows the story of a fourth-grader who leads his classmates on a mission to the Moon, inspired by the events leading up to the Apollo 11 landing. The film is loosely based on writer, director, and producer Richard Linklater’s own childhood. Originally conceived in 2004, Linklater initially intended to film in live action but ultimately chose an animation style influenced by Saturday morning cartoons for its light-hearted feel. This movie depicts the 1969 Moon landing from two different viewpoints. One is from ...

Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019) is a comedy-drama movie by director Richard Linklater, based on the 2012 novel of the same name written by Maria Semple. The story follows former architect Bernadette Fox, who now struggles with agoraphobia and lives in a rundown schoolhouse in Seattle with her husband Elgie Branch and their daughter Bee. After her award-winning house was destroyed, Bernadette fell into depression and became isolated. Despite having a close bond with Bee, Bernadette rarely ventures outside and fears interaction with others, including their neighbor ...

A Scanner Darkly (2006), directed and written by Richard Linklater and based on Philip K. Dick’s novel of the same name, tells the story of a United States that has failed in its fight against drugs. The country is plagued by Substance D, a potent drug that causes strange hallucinations and has resulted in approximately 20% of the population becoming addicted. In an effort to combat the epidemic, the government has implemented an extensive surveillance system and enlisted undercover agents and informants. One such agent is Bob Arctor, tasked with infiltrating the ...

Dazed and Confused (1993), an American coming-of-age comedy film, takes place on the last day of school at Lee High School in Austin, Texas. As is tradition, the upcoming senior class plans to haze the incoming freshmen on May 28, 1976. In preparation for their championship season, Randall ‘Pink’ Floyd, the star football player, is asked to sign a pledge promising to abstain from drugs and any behavior that could jeopardize their success. Meanwhile, as classes come to an end, the new boys are pursued by seniors armed with paddles while the girls are corralled in the parking lot by Darla and her fellow senior girls. There they are doused with mustard, ...