Altered States
movie
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.
Released December 25, 1980
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.
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
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Miguel Godreau
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Primal Man
Dori Brenner
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Sylvia Rosenberg
Peter Brandon
as
Hobart
Charles White-Eagle
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The Brujo
Drew Barrymore
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Margaret Jessup
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Megan Jeffers
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Grace Jessup
Jack Murdock
as
Hector Orteco
Crew
Paddy Chayefsky
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Novel
Paddy Chayefsky
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Screenplay
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John Corigliano
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Original Music Composer
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Howard Gottfried
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Producer
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Daniel Melnick
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Executive Producer
Ken Russell
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Director
Jordan Cronenweth
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Director of Photography
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Eric Jenkins
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Editor
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Howard Feuer
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Casting
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Ruth Myers
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Costume Design
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Jeremy Ritzer
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Casting
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Richard Macdonald
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Production Design