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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 43m•R• 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
Professor Eddie Jessup
Lead
Blair Brown
Emily Jessup
Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg
Charles Haid
Mason Parrish
Thaao Penghlis
Echeverria
MG
Miguel Godreau
Primal Man
Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg
Peter Brandon
Hobart
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Russell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Altered States is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
