Koyaanisqatsi

Godfrey Reggio
1983-04-27

Life out of balance
7.876
86 min

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

Name Character Team
Ed Asner Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Pat Benatar Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Jerry Brown Self - On TV (archive footage, uncredited) Unowned
Johnny Carson Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Dick Cavett Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Marilyn Chambers Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Sammy Davis Jr. Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Lou Dobbs Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Thomas Dolby Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Linda Ellerbee Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Jerry Falwell Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Mark J. Goodman Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Ted Koppel Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Peter Sellers Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Bill Tush Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned