John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It (1990) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1990 · 55 mins · English

Directed by

Allan Miller

Starring

Laurie Anderson, John Cage, Yoko Ono, Merce Cunningham, Margaret Leng Tan, Robert Rauschenberg

This 56‑minute documentary surveys John Cage’s life, covering his love of mushrooms, Zen beliefs and I Ching. It references Black Mountain community, Buckminster Fuller, Rauschenberg and Duchamp, and features Yoko Ono, John Rockwell, Laurie Anderson and Richard Kostelanetz. Highlights include Margaret Leng‑Tan on prepared piano, Merce Cunningham’s company, and performances of Credo In Us, Water Music and Third Construction, demystifying the composer who turned silence and everyday sounds into music.