“Life out of balance”
Movie ★ 7.9/10 1983 86 min Released HD · 4K
Documentary Music

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.

Rating
7.9/10
783 votes
Runtime
86 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1983
Released
Language
EN
Koyaanisqatsi
Director
Godfrey Reggio
Writers
Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Godfrey Reggio,
Studio
IRE Productions, Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, American Zoetrope
Part of the collection
Qatsi Collection
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Cast

Ed Asner
Ed Asner
Self (archive footage)
 Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
Self
 Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
 Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
 Marilyn Chambers
Marilyn Chambers
Self (archive footage)
 Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
 Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
Self (archive footage)
 Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee
Self (archive footage)
 Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Self (archive footage)
 Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Self (archive footage)

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