The read
A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 72/100. The highest scoring of the 3 titles in its series. It runs a compact 1h 26m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic72/100
795 audience votes
Key crew
- Godfrey ReggioDirector
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
- Ron FrickeScreenplay
- Godfrey ReggioScreenplay
- Michael HoenigScreenplay
- Alton WalpoleScreenplay
Cast
- Ed AsnerSelf (archive footage)
- Pat BenatarSelf
- Johnny CarsonSelf (archive footage)
- Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)
- Marilyn ChambersSelf (archive footage)
- Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage)
- Lou DobbsSelf (archive footage)
- Linda EllerbeeSelf (archive footage)
- Peter SellersSelf (archive footage)
- Thomas DolbySelf (archive footage)
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Themes
human vs naturetechnologycivilizationsocial commentaryrural areanature run amoknatureenvironmentenvironmental destructionlost civilizationobservational cinemaenvironmental disaster
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