
Feature film — 1980
Altered States (1980)
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.
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Director: Ken Russell
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Cast & crew

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
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