The Way Things Go
1987, English. Directed by David Weiss & Peter Fischli.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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The Way Things Go is streaming on OVID in India.
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- Released
- 1 June 1987
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Peter Fischli, David Weiss
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The Way Things Go runs 30 minutes (0h 30m).
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The Way Things Go is streaming on OVID in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Way Things Go?
The Way Things Go (1987) was directed by David Weiss and Peter Fischli.