Altered States (1980)
25/12/1980 (US)•Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller•1h 42m
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A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
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
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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000,000.00
Revenue$19,853,892.00
Keywords
- experiment
- genetics
- based on novel or book
- ritual
- subconsciousness
- harvard university
- psychology
- surreal
- drug use
- magic mushroom
- drug trip
- university
- drugs
- psychedelics
- metamorphosis
- sensory deprivation
- isolation tank
- deprivation chamber
- psychedelic
- quest for knowledge