Energy and How to Get It

Overview

Filmed in Wendover, Nevada, in early 1981, Energy and How to Get It combines documentary and fictional ideas. What began as a documentary film about Robert Golka, an engineer who was experimenting with ball lightning and the development of fusion as an energy force, was turned into a spoof on the documentary form, inserting fictional characters into the story such as the Energy Czar (William Burroughs), and a Hollywood agent (filmmaker Robert Downey). (mfah.org)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 10, 1981

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Robert Downey Sr.,Dr. John,William S. Burroughs,Allan Moyle

Director

Robert Frank

Writer

Rudy Wurlitzer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0201594