The Way Things Go (1987)

Artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss create the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine. The pair used found objects to construct a complex, interdependent contraption in an empty warehouse. When set in motion, a domino-like chain reaction ripples through the complex of imaginative devices. Fire, water, the laws of gravity, and chemistry determine the life-cycle of the objects. The process reveals a story concerning cause and effect, mechanism and art, and improbability and precision, in an extended science project that will mesmerize the mind.

Released

1987-06-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

30 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Peter Fischli, David Weiss

TMDB rating

6.6/10 from 27 votes