

Koyaanisqatsi
Life out of balance
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$600000
Revenue
$3200000
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1983-04-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
716
Vote Average
7.865
Ed Asner
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Benatar
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
Self - On TV (archive footage, uncredited)
Johnny Carson
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Cavett
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn Chambers
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lou Dobbs
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thomas Dolby
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Linda Ellerbee
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Falwell
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mark J. Goodman
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ted Koppel
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Sellers
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Tush
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
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