Altered States

Altered States

102 mins | Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror | Dec. 25, 1980

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.

Altered States

102 mins | Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror | Dec. 25, 1980

Altered States
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Altered States
Directors Carline Davis-Dyer, Gary Daigler, Ken Russell
Writers Paddy Chayefsky

Cast

William Hurt

as Professor Eddie Jessup

Blair Brown

as Emily Jessup

Bob Balaban

as Arthur Rosenberg

Charles Haid

as Mason Parrish

Thaao Penghlis

as Echeverria

Miguel Godreau

as Primal Man

Dori Brenner

as Sylvia Rosenberg

Peter Brandon

as Hobart

Charles White-Eagle

as The Brujo

Drew Barrymore

as Margaret Jessup

Megan Jeffers

as Grace Jessup

Jack Murdock

as Hector Orteco

Deborah Baltzell

as Schizophrenic Patient

Evan Richards

as Young Rosenberg

Paul Larsson

as Charlie Thomas

John Larroquette

as X-Ray Technician

George Gaynes

as Dr. Wissenschaft

Hap Lawrence

as Endocrinology Fellow

John Walter Davis

as Medical Technician