Koyaanisqatsi
1983/04/27 (US) | Documentary, Drama
Life out of balance
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.
Ron Fricke
Screenplay
Godfrey Reggio
Director
Michael Hoenig
Screenplay
Alton Walpole
Screenplay
Godfrey Reggio
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Ed Asner
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Benatar
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
Self - On TV (archive footage, uncredited)
Johnny Carson
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Cavett
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
Marilyn Chambers
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Budget
$ 600,000
Revenue
$ 3,200,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- IRE Productions
- Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education
- American Zoetrope
Crews
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Ron Fricke
Editor
Ron Fricke
Director of Photography
Godfrey Reggio
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Gary Burritt
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