Koyaanisqatsi (1983)

7.9/10 • 86 min • Documentary Music

Overview

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.

Cast

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)

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