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Feature film — 1980

Altered States (1980)

6.71h 43mHorror — Science Fiction — Thriller

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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A high-signal pick with 822 votes.

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Ken Russell

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Cast & crew

William Hurt as Professor Eddie Jessup

William Hurt

Professor Eddie Jessup

Blair Brown as Emily Jessup

Blair Brown

Emily Jessup

Bob Balaban as Arthur Rosenberg

Bob Balaban

Arthur Rosenberg

Charles Haid as Mason Parrish

Charles Haid

Mason Parrish

Thaao Penghlis as Echeverria

Thaao Penghlis

Echeverria

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Miguel Godreau

Primal Man

Dori Brenner as Sylvia Rosenberg

Dori Brenner

Sylvia Rosenberg

Peter Brandon as Hobart

Peter Brandon

Hobart

Charles White-Eagle as The Brujo

Charles White-Eagle

The Brujo

Drew Barrymore as Margaret Jessup

Drew Barrymore

Margaret Jessup

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Megan Jeffers

Grace Jessup

Jack Murdock as Hector Orteco

Jack Murdock

Hector Orteco

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