

Koyaanisqatsi
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.
Release & Details
Release Date
1983-04-27
TMDb Rating
7.9
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)
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