Film

Koyaanisqatsi

1983 · 1h 26m · Documentary · Music

Life out of balance

IMDb

8.2

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

72

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.

Ed Asner

Self (archive footage)

Pat Benatar

Self

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Chambers

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Lou Dobbs

Self (archive footage)

Linda Ellerbee

Self (archive footage)

Peter Sellers

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Dolby

Self (archive footage)

• Godfrey ReggioDirector · Producer · Screenplay
• Ron FrickeEditor · Screenplay · Director of Photography
• Michael HoenigScreenplay
• Alton WalpoleEditor · Screenplay
• Francis Ford CoppolaExecutive Producer
• Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer

Koyaanisqatsi (1982) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p

Release date

April 27, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

NR

Budget

$600,000

Revenue

$3,200,000

Genres

Documentary, Music

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