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Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Koyaanisqatsi

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1h 26m

Documentary, Drama, Musicals

April 27th, 1982

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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.

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Cast

Edward Asner
Self - on TV
Pat Benatar
Self
Jerry Brown
Self - on TV
Johnny Carson
Self - on TV
Dick Cavett
Self - on TV
Marilyn Chambers
Self - on TV
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self - on TV
Lou Dobbs
Self - on TV
Thomas Dolby
Self - on TV
Linda Ellerbee
Self - on TV
Full cast & crew

Directors

Godfrey Reggio
Full cast & crew

Producers

Francis Ford Coppola
executive producer
Mel Lawrence
associate producer
Roger McNew
associate producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ron Fricke
(scenario) and
Godfrey Reggio
(scenario) and
Michael Hoenig
(scenario) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

October 4, 1982. More than 5,000 people filled the sold out Radio City Music Hall to experience a remarkable film event. That event was the world premiere of KOYAANISQATSI. Now everyone can share the power of that experience.
Until now, you've never really seen the world you live in.
Life out of balance

Keywords

environment
social commentary
moon
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English
Hopi

Release Dates

January 10th, 1985 (Argentina)
October 27th, 1983 (Australia) theatrical
October 27th, 1983 (Australia)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Koyaanisqatsi (original title)
Koyaanisqatsi: Una sensación alucinante (Argentina)
Koyaanisqatsi (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, USA
Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA (includes Horseshoe Canyon)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
All Locations

Running Times

86 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

American Zoetrope
Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education
IRE Productions

Distribution Companies

Filmways Australasian Distributors (Australia)
Umbrella Entertainment (Australia)
Look Vídeo (Brazil)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (stock footage)
Goldwyn Sound Facility (music re-recorded at)
American Zoetrope (acknowledgement: Compressed and Authored at, 2002 DVD) / (Compressed and Authored at: 2002 DVD) (as the American Zoetrope DVD Lab San Francisco)
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