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Altered States

66.97 %|Dec 25, 1980|Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

Featured Crew

Paddy Chayefsky
Novel
Paddy Chayefsky
Screenplay
John Corigliano
Original Music Composer
Howard Gottfried
Producer
Daniel Melnick
Executive Producer
Ken Russell
Director
Jordan Cronenweth
Director of Photography
Eric Jenkins
Editor

Cast

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William Hurt
Professor Eddie Jessup
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Blair Brown
Emily Jessup
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Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg
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Charles Haid
Mason Parrish
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Thaao Penghlis
Echeverria
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Miguel Godreau
Primal Man
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Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg
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Drew Barrymore
Margaret Jessup
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Megan Jeffers
Grace Jessup
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Jack Murdock
Hector Orteco
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Deborah Baltzell
Schizophrenic Patient
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Evan Richards
Young Rosenberg
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Paul Larsson
Charlie Thomas
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John Larroquette
X-Ray Technician
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George Gaynes
Dr. Wissenschaft
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Hap Lawrence
Endocrinology Fellow
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John Walter Davis
Medical Technician