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.
Director · Godfrey ReggioStatus · ReleasedBudget · 600.0KRevenue · 3.2MProduction · IRE Productions, Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education +1
TMDB7.9/10
771 votes
Media
Trailer
Koyaanisqatsi (1982) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p
October 9, 2023
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)
