

MovieDocumentaryMusic
Koyaanisqatsi
Life out of balance
7.9(811)19831h 26m
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 Reggio
- Created by
- Francis Ford Coppola
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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)
Crew
Directing
- Godfrey ReggioDirector
Writing
- Ron FrickeScreenplay
- Ivan IllichIdea
- Guy DebordIdea
- Jacques EllulIdea
- Leopold KohrIdea
- David MonongyeIdea
- Michael HoenigScreenplay
- Godfrey ReggioScreenplay
- Alton WalpoleScreenplay
Production
- Godfrey ReggioProducer
- Francis Ford CoppolaExecutive Producer
- Lawrence TaubAssociate Producer
- Alton WalpoleAssociate Producer
- T. Michael PowersAssociate Producer
- Roger McNewAssociate Producer
- Mel LawrenceAssociate Producer
Camera
- Ron FrickeDirector of Photography
- Louie SchwartzbergAdditional Photography
- Robert HillAssistant Camera
- Wayne V. McGeeStill Photographer
- Karl KernbergerStill Photographer
- Dean AlatzasGrip
- David BrownlowAssistant Camera
- Robert PalmerGrip
- Roy HememnezGrip
- Neil BockmanAssistant Camera
- Mark MuichGrip
- Phillip HarringtonStill Photographer
Editing
- Ron FrickeEditor
- Gary BurrittNegative Cutter
- Alton WalpoleEditor
Sound
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
- Steve MaslowSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Randy ThomSound Effects
- Philip GlassMusic
Art
- Paul PascarellaTitle Designer