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8.1/10   11,723 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ron Fricke (writer)
Michael Hoenig (writer)
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Release Date:
27 October 1983 (Australia) more
Tagline:
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. more
Plot:
A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination more
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(5 articles)
Documentaries of bliss
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 3:00 PM, PST)

Myles of Footage: Baraka
 (From SoundOnSight. 4 June 2009, 1:46 PM, PDT)

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Cast

  (in alphabetical order) (verified as complete)
Ted Koppel ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Godfrey Reggio 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ron Fricke  writer
Michael Hoenig  writer
Godfrey Reggio  writer
Alton Walpole  writer

Produced by
Francis Ford Coppola .... executive producer
Mel Lawrence .... associate producer
Roger McNew .... associate producer
T. Michael Powers .... associate producer
Godfrey Reggio .... producer
Lawrence Taub .... associate producer (as Lawrence S. Taub)
Alton Walpole .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Philip Glass 
 
Cinematography by
Ron Fricke 
 
Film Editing by
Ron Fricke 
Alton Walpole 
 
Sound Department
David Brownlow .... sound effects recordist
Doc Goldstein .... audio technical assistant
David W. Gray .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
David B. Hancock .... organ location recording
Joe Lopes .... recording engineer: RCA Studios
Dominick Maita .... recording engineer: RPM Studios
Steve Maslow .... sound re-recording mixer
Tom Meloney .... dubbing machine recordist
David Rivas .... sound effects editor
David Rivas .... sound effects recordist
Thomas Scott .... sound consultant (as Tom Scott)
Michael Stocker .... audio and electronic engineering
Michael Stocker .... sound effects recordist
Randy Thom .... sound effects recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Thomas Edmon .... optical consultant
Jane Gudwin .... optical consultant
Wayne V. McGee .... optical consultant
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Bockman .... assistant camera
David Brownlow .... assistant camera
Christine Gibson .... associate cinematographer
Phillip Harrington .... still photographer: microchip
Hillary Harris .... additional cinematographer
Roy Hememnez .... grip
Robert Hill .... assistant camera
Karl Kernberger .... still photographer: rock painting
Reinhard Lichter .... special camera modification
Wayne V. McGee .... still photographer: animation
Roger McNew .... assistant camera
Mark Muich .... grip
Dean Natzas .... grip
Robert Palmer .... grip
Louis Schwartzberg .... additional cinematographer
Bruce Hill .... ultra high speed photography (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Cheryl Bloch .... second assistant editor
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Tim Fennell .... second assistant editor
Bob Hagans .... color timer
Robert Hill .... assistant editor
Dennis Jakob .... consultant: editing
Tove Johnson .... assistant editor
Susan Marcinkus .... assistant editor
Ian Masters .... post-production consultant
Anne Miller .... associate editor
Matvey Shatz .... color timer
 
Music Department
Walter Bachauer .... music consultant
Seymour Barab .... musician: cello (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
John Beal .... musician: bass (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Jean Dane .... musician: cello (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Allan Dean .... musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Walter Deck .... musician: tuba (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
George Flynn .... musician: trombone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Jon Gibson .... musician: saxophone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Peter Gordon .... musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Mark Gould .... musician: trumpet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Nancy Hemmings .... musician: Tibetan bells
Lowell Hershey .... musician: trumpet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Michael Hoenig .... composer: additional music
Michael Hoenig .... musical director
Theodore Israel .... musician: viola (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Jill Jaffe .... musician: viola (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Jack Kripl .... musician: saxophone, flute and clarinet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Jack Kripl .... musicians' contractor
Beverley Lauridsen .... musician: cello (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Charles Lewis .... musician: trumpet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Marcia Mikulak .... music consultant
Bob Mintzer .... musician: saxophone and bass clarinet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Sharon Moe .... musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Kermit Moore .... musician: cello (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Kurt Munkacsi .... music producer: Philip Glass music
Tom Nyfenger .... musician: piccolo and flute (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Keith O'Quinn .... musician: bass trombone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Richard Peck .... musician: saxophone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Samuel Pilafian .... musician: viola (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Susan Pray .... musician: viola (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
James Pugh .... musician: tuba (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Albert Richmond .... musician: trombone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Michael Riesman .... conductor: Philip Glass music
Michael Riesman .... musician: keyboards (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Michael Riesman .... musician: solo organ
Russell Rizner .... musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Bob Smith .... musician: trombone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Lew Soloff .... musician: trumpet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Brooks Tillotson .... musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
Henry Wolff .... musician: Tibetan bells
Frederic Zlotkin .... musician: bass (as The Philip Glass Ensemble)
 
Other crew
Bruce Adams .... pilot: aerial cinematography
Paul Alexander .... special assistant: Philip Glass
Walter Bachauer .... script editor
Neil Bockman .... location access
Larry Browne .... production assistant
Cybelle Carpenter .... special consultant to director
Russ Deal .... explosive engineer
Elizabeth Emerson .... pilot: aerial cinematography
Steve Goldin .... coordinator: IRE
Ronald B. Gold .... location access
Ronald P. Gold .... distribution researcher
Sally Jackson .... production assistant
John Kimmey .... consultant: Hopi prophecy
Dennis Kootshongsie .... consultant: Hopi prophecy
James Kootshongsie .... consultant: Hopi prophecy
Jeffrey Lew .... special consultant to director
Michael Lowatewama .... consultant: Hopi prophecy
Michael Lowatewama .... linguistic research on title
Ekkehart Malotki .... consultant: Hopi prophecy (as Dr. Ekkehart Malotki)
Ekkehart Malotki .... linguistic research on title (as Dr. Ekkehart Malotki)
Paul Pascarella .... title designer
Barbara Pecarich .... production assistant
Barbara Pecarich .... special consultant to director
T.A. Price .... special consultant to director
Godfrey Reggio .... concept
Donald C. Rogers .... technical director: Goldwyn Sound Facility
Bradford Smith .... creative consultant
Thomas F. Tarbet .... consultant: Hopi prophecy
Dan Williams .... pilot: aerial cinematography
Langdon Winner .... special consultant to director
 
Thanks
Bruce Conner .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
86 min
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Trivia:
Godfrey Reggio originally wanted an uninterpretable symbol as the title of the film, but instead settled on "Koyaanisqatsi", from an obscure language (Hopi) that he said "had no emotional baggage attached to it" due to its obscurity. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: About an hour into the movie, the camera operator is reflected in the elevator's glass window as the elevator passes "between" floors while shooting the escalators. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Scrubs: My New God (#5.5)" (2006) more

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42 out of 46 people found the following review useful.
Out of balance, 8 February 2005
10/10
Author: jotix100 from New York

Godfrey Reggio's magnificent documentary "Koyaanitsqatsi" was an amazing experience when it first came out more than twenty years ago. Watching for a second time, this time in DVD format, one realizes how this movie makes the case that it must be seen in the big screen in order to get all the brilliant cinematography in its proper perspective. Even watching it in a 32 plasma screen, one realizes it pales in comparison when projected on a larger movie theater screen.

The images that are presented in the film are just beyond belief. The fantastic music score by that genius, Phillip Glass, compliments and enhances our experience. This film will live forever in spite of some of the comments submitted to this forum, because it deals with universal themes that will stay with us on this planet while human life will exist. This was pioneer movie making that later on became main stream. The originality being in the way the director presents the different sections in the film with some unusual photography that, while imitated, remains the standard for comparison with any new so called latest technique and innovation.

Kudos to Mr. Reggio, Mr. Glass and the people behind this gorgeous film.

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