Koyaanisqatsi

1983 · 86 min · ★ 7.9 / 10 · 805 votes

Documentary · Music

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 · Pat Benatar · Johnny Carson · Dick Cavett · Marilyn Chambers · Sammy Davis Jr. · Lou Dobbs · Linda Ellerbee · Peter Sellers · Thomas Dolby

Director

Godfrey Reggio