The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, Metacritic 58/100. Scores higher than 90% of the 545 1980s horror movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic58/100
797 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken RussellDirector
- Paddy ChayefskyScreenplay
- John CoriglianoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- William HurtProfessor Eddie Jessup
- Blair BrownEmily Jessup
- Bob BalabanArthur Rosenberg
- Charles HaidMason Parrish
- Thaao PenghlisEcheverria
- Miguel GodreauPrimal Man
- Dori BrennerSylvia Rosenberg
- Peter BrandonHobart
- Charles White-EagleThe Brujo
- Drew BarrymoreMargaret Jessup
- Megan JeffersGrace Jessup
- Jack MurdockHector Orteco
Stills
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Themes
experimentgeneticsbased on novel or bookritualsubconsciousnessharvard universitypsychologysurrealdrug usemagic mushroomdrug tripuniversity
The Best Movies of 1980
Altered States is #27 of 60
