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Energy and How to Get It

Energy and How to Get It

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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)

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

28 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

10 August 1981

Country

United States of America

Cast

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Dr. John

Dr. John

Allan Moyle

Allan Moyle

Robert Downey Sr.

Robert Downey Sr.

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