Koyaanisqatsi
Life out of balance
7.9(783) 1983-04-27 86 minDocumentaryMusic
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
DirectorGodfrey Reggio
Original Music ComposerPhilip Glass
ScreenplayRon Fricke
ProducerGodfrey Reggio
ScreenplayGodfrey Reggio
ScreenplayMichael Hoenig
ScreenplayAlton Walpole
Cast & characters
Ed Asner
as Self (archive footage)
Pat Benatar
as Self
Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Chambers
as Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Lou Dobbs
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Ellerbee
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Sellers
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas Dolby
as Self (archive footage)
