Altered States
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Altered States

In the basement of a university medical school, Dr. Jessup floats naked in total darkness. The most terrifying experiment in the history of science is out of control... and the subject is himself.

6.7 / 10 1980 1h 43mR English
HorrorScience FictionThriller

Storyline

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from Native American shamans, he explores these altered states of cognizance and finds that memory, time, and reality itself are states of mind.

Cast & Crew

William Hurt

William Hurt

Professor Eddie Jessup

Lead
Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Emily Jessup

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Arthur Rosenberg

Charles Haid

Charles Haid

Mason Parrish

Thaao Penghlis

Thaao Penghlis

Echeverria

MG

Miguel Godreau

Primal Man

Dori Brenner

Dori Brenner

Sylvia Rosenberg

Peter Brandon

Peter Brandon

Hobart

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Russell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Altered States is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker