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Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

IMDb7.9
Released
4/27/1983
Duration
1h 26m
Genre
Documentary, Music
Country
United States of America
Cast
Ed Asner, Pat Benatar, Johnny Carson

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)

Ed Asner

Pat Benatar

Self

Pat Benatar

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Marilyn Chambers

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Chambers

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Lou Dobbs

Self (archive footage)

Lou Dobbs

Linda Ellerbee

Self (archive footage)

Linda Ellerbee

Peter Sellers

Self (archive footage)

Peter Sellers

Thomas Dolby

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Dolby