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)

Cast

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

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What is "Energy and How to Get It" about?

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)

When was "Energy and How to Get It" released?

Energy and How to Get It was released in 1981.

Who stars in "Energy and How to Get It"?

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

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