Altered States (1980)
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.
102 min
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.
- Release date
- January 22, 1982
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $19,853,892
Trailer
Cast
- William Hurt as Eddie Jessup
- Blair Brown as Emily Jessup
- Bob Balaban as Arthur Rosenberg
- Charles Haid as Mason Parrish
- Thaao Penghlis as Eccheverria
- 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
Crew
- Ken Russell · Director
- Paddy Chayefsky · Writer
- Howard Gottfried · Producer
- John Corigliano · Composer
- Jordan Cronenweth · Cinematographer
- Eric Jenkins · Editor
- Howard Feuer · Casting director
- Jeremy Ritzer · Casting director
- Richard Macdonald · Production designer