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Altered States

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.

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.

HorrorScience FictionThriller

Release: 1980-12-25Runtime: 103 minRating: 6.731 (741)

Cast

William Hurt

William Hurt

Professor Eddie Jessup

Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Emily Jessup

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Arthur Rosenberg

Charles Haid

Charles Haid

Mason Parrish

Thaao Penghlis

Thaao Penghlis

Echeverria

Miguel Godreau

Primal Man

Dori Brenner

Dori Brenner

Sylvia Rosenberg

Peter Brandon

Peter Brandon

Hobart

Charles White-Eagle

Charles White-Eagle

The Brujo

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Margaret Jessup

Crew

Daniel Melnick

Executive Producer

John Corigliano

Original Music Composer

Paddy Chayefsky

Paddy Chayefsky

Screenplay

Howard Gottfried

Producer

Eric Jenkins

Editor

Ken Russell

Ken Russell

Director

Jordan Cronenweth

Jordan Cronenweth

Director of Photography

Paddy Chayefsky

Paddy Chayefsky

Novel

Jeremy Ritzer

Casting

Richard Macdonald

Production Design

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