Altered States


Altered States

Overview:

A research scientist (William Hurt) 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.

Votes 166 (6.7/10)

Runtime: 102 minutes

Release Date 1980-12-25

Budget: $15,000,000.00

Revenue: $19,853,892.00

Tagline: When he heard his cry for help it wasn't human

Production company:

  • Warner Bros.

Production country:

  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Science Fiction
  • Thriller
  • Horror

Trailer

Further Information

Professor Eddie Jessup
William Hurt
William Hurt
Emily Jessup
Blair Brown
Blair Brown
Arthur Rosenberg
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
Mason Parrish, Professor of Endocrinology at Harvard Medical School
Charles Haid
Charles Haid
Echeverria
Thaao Penghlis
Thaao Penghlis
Primal Man
Miguel Godreau
Miguel Godreau
Sylvia Rosenberg
Dori Brenner
Dori Brenner
Hobart
Peter Brandon
Peter Brandon
The Brujo
Charles White-Eagle
Charles White-Eagle
Margaret Jessup
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Grace Jessup
Megan Jeffers
Megan Jeffers
Hector Orteco
Jack Murdock
Jack Murdock
Obispo
Francis X. McCarthy
Francis X. McCarthy
Schizophrenic Patient
Deborah Baltzell
Deborah Baltzell
Young Rosenberg
Evan Richards
Evan Richards
Charlie Thomas
Paul Larsson
Paul Larsson
X-Ray Technician
John Larroquette
John Larroquette
Dr. Wissenschaft
George Gaynes
George Gaynes
Endocrinology Fellow
Hap Lawrence
Hap Lawrence
Medical Technician
John Walter Davis
John Walter Davis
Director
Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Screenplay
Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky
Novel
Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky
Producer
Howard Gottfried
Howard Gottfried
Executive Producer
Daniel Melnick
Daniel Melnick
Original Music Composer
John Corigliano
John Corigliano
Director of Photography
Jordan Cronenweth
Jordan Cronenweth
Editor
Eric Jenkins
Eric Jenkins
Casting
Howard Feuer
Howard Feuer
Casting
Jeremy Ritzer
Jeremy Ritzer
Production Design
Richard Macdonald
Richard Macdonald
Set Decoration
Thomas L. Roysden
Thomas L. Roysden
Costume Design
Ruth Myers
Ruth Myers
Property Master
Sidney H. Greenwood
Sidney H. Greenwood
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Colgan
Michael Colgan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Les Fresholtz
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
Arthur Piantadosi
Camera Operator
James Glennon
James Glennon
Steadicam Operator
Garrett Brown
Garrett Brown
Still Photographer
Morgan Renard
Morgan Renard
Gaffer
Gary Holt
Gary Holt
Transportation Coordinator
John M. Woodward
John M. Woodward
Script Supervisor
Carline Davis-Dyer
Carline Davis-Dyer
Location Manager
Paul Pav
Paul Pav
Associate Producer
Stuart Baird
Stuart Baird
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