Altered States1980
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.
Director
Screenplay
Paddy Chayefsky
Actors
William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis, Miguel Godreau, Dori Brenner, Drew Barrymore, Jack Murdock, Evan Richards, George Gaynes
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 103 Minutes
Genres
FSK
16
About the film
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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Ratings
6.7tmdb
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