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Koyaanisqatsi(1983)

04/27/1983

(US)

1h 26m

100%
User Score
Life out of balance

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown

Self - On TV (archive footage, uncredited)

Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn Chambers

Marilyn Chambers

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thomas Dolby

Thomas Dolby

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Part of the Qatsi Collection

Includes Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi,

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