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.
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- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- Horror
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.
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- drugs
- experiment
- genetics
- harvard university
- university
- psychology
- drug use
- metamorphosis
- ritual
- magic mushroom
- surreal
- subconsciousness
- drug trip
- psychedelic
- lovecraftian
- psychedelics
- sensory deprivation
- isolation tank
- deprivation chamber
- quest for knowledge
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 25, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- William Hurt,Blair Brown,Bob Balaban,Charles Haid,Thaao Penghlis,Miguel Godreau,Dori Brenner,Peter Brandon,Charles White-Eagle,Drew Barrymoreand 17 more
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Writer
- Paddy Chayefsky
- Producer
- Howard Gottfried,Daniel Melnick
- Cinematography
- Jordan Cronenweth
- Music
- John Corigliano
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $19,853,892
- IMDb
- tt0080360