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.
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.
- Paddy ChayefskyScreenplay, Novel
- Ken RussellDirector
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Original titleAltered States
Budget$15,000,000.00
Revenue$19,853,892.00
Casts
William Hurt
Professor Eddie Jessup
Blair Brown
Emily Jessup
Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg
Charles Haid
Mason Parrish
Thaao Penghlis
Echeverria
Miguel Godreau
Primal Man
Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg
Peter Brandon
Hobart
Charles White-Eagle
The Brujo
Drew Barrymore
Margaret Jessup
Megan Jeffers
Grace Jessup
Jack Murdock
Hector Orteco
Francis X. McCarthy
Obispo
Deborah Baltzell
Schizophrenic Patient
Evan Richards
Young Rosenberg
Paul Larsson
Charlie Thomas
John Larroquette
X-Ray Technician
George Gaynes
Dr. Wissenschaft
Hap Lawrence
Endocrinology Fellow
John Walter Davis
Medical Technician
Cynthia Burr
Parrish's Girl
Susan Bredhoff
Eccheverria's Girl
Ora Rubinstein
Young Medical Student
Eric Forst
Mingus
Adriana Shaw
Dr. Antonini
Martin Fiscoe
Graduate Student
Olivia Michelle
Veronica