Altered States
1980 · Movie · 1h 43m · R
HorrorScience FictionThriller
"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."
Overview
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
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
58/100
Key crew
- Paddy ChayefskyScreenplay
- John CoriglianoOriginal Music Composer
- Ken RussellDirector
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