Energy and How to Get It 43 years old

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 lightening 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)

Credits

William S. Burroughs as

Allan Moyle as

Dr. John as

Robert Downey Sr. as

Energy and How to Get It Cast

Name	Character
William S. Burroughs He was 67, 83 years old when he died
Allan Moyle He was 34, now 77 years old
Dr. John He was 40, 78 years old when he died
Robert Downey Sr. He was 45, now 88 years old

Energy and How to Get It Crew

Name	Department
Rudy Wurlitzer as Writer. He was 44 (now 87) years old	Writing
Robert Frank as Director. He was 56 (94) years old when He died	Directing

Energy and How to Get It (43 years)

Release day: Monday, August 10, 1981
Runtime: 28 minutes