1980R· 102 min
Altered States
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.
Drama Sci-Fi
6.7 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis
Tags
70mmambitiousannoyingapesbased on a bookbased on novel or bookchillycinematographer:Jordan Cronenwethcreepydeprivation chamber
