Fuller, who died in 1983, is considered by some to be one of the 20th century's most noteworthy, controversial, and creative thinkers. The film looks at his unconventional life, his innovations, and his radical view of the contemporary world. Best known as the inventor of the
Geodesic Dome, Fuller had many other inventions, such as an air-streamed
three-wheeled car and many other ideas of how to "benefit mankind." The film includes interviews with
Philip Johnson,
Merce Cunningham,
John Cage and
Arthur Penn. It is narrated by
Morley Safer, with
Spalding Gray as the voice of
Buckminster Fuller. ==Production==