Koyaanisqatsi
8.2
“Life out of balance”
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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Part of Qatsi Collection
3 films
Cast
10 people
Ed Asner
Self (archive footage)
Known for
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Spider-Man
Pat Benatar
Self
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Union City
Tribute to Harry Chapin
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
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The Simpsons
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Beetlejuice
Marilyn Chambers
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Rabid
The Owl and the Pussycat
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
The Cannonball Run
Lou Dobbs
Self (archive footage)
Also in
State of Play
Linda Ellerbee
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
Peter Sellers
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Being There
Thomas Dolby
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Rockula
Howard the Duck
Godfrey Reggio Director · Michael Hoenig Screenplay Ron Fricke Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.2M · Budget $600K · United States release April 27, 1983
Box office
Budget
$600,000
Worldwide gross
$3,200,000
Gross vs. budget
5.3×
Production
IRE Productions
Production
Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · September 5, 1982
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · April 27, 1983
Theatrical
Australia
October 27, 1983 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 27, 1983 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 1, 1995 · Limited theatrical · Film clubs only
Finland
February 21, 1986 · Theatrical
France
August 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
November 10, 1983 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 7, 1985 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 14, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Earth Rising Festival
Netherlands
June 7, 1984 · Theatrical
February 26, 2003 · Physical · DVD
March 2, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
October 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
October 23, 1984 · Theatrical · ICAA 811251
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