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Altered States
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6.7A 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.
Released: 1980-12-25103 minDir: Ken RussellHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerBudget: $15.0MBox office: $19.9M
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
Themes
- experiment
- genetics
- based on novel or book
- ritual
- subconsciousness
- harvard university
- psychology
- surreal
- drug use
- magic mushroom
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