In Popular Culture
Zabriskie Point is also the name of a 1970 movie by Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni; its soundtrack features music by British band Pink Floyd and Jerry Garcia.
The philosopher Michel Foucault called his 1975 acid trip at Zabriskie Point the greatest experience of his life.
This location is featured prominently on the cover of U2's album The Joshua Tree.
This location was used to represent the surface of Mars in the film Robinson Crusoe on Mars.
Zabriskie Point was mentioned in the cult horror film Dog Soldiers.
Zabriskie Point is the name of Radio Massacre International's album released in 2000.
This location was used in the film Kill Bill: Volume 2.
Zabriskie Point is a Soviet code for a location on the surface of the Moon, in Omon Ra, a dystopian thriller novel by Pelevin.
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