Altered States (1980)

Name: Altered States
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1980-12-25
Duration: 103 min
Cast: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis

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.

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Released 1980-12-25 · 103 min · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Directed by Ken Russell

Cast

William Hurt as Professor Eddie Jessup
Blair Brown as Emily Jessup
Bob Balaban as Arthur Rosenberg
Charles Haid as Mason Parrish
Thaao Penghlis as Echeverria
Miguel Godreau as Primal Man
Dori Brenner as Sylvia Rosenberg
Peter Brandon as Hobart
Charles White-Eagle as The Brujo
Drew Barrymore as Margaret Jessup
Megan Jeffers as Grace Jessup
Jack Murdock as Hector Orteco
Francis X. McCarthy as Obispo
Deborah Baltzell as Schizophrenic Patient
Evan Richards as Young Rosenberg