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Altered States( 1980)

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A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      William Hurt

      Professor Eddie Jessup

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      Blair Brown

      Emily Jessup

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      Bob Balaban

      Arthur Rosenberg

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      Charles Haid

      Mason Parrish

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      Thaao Penghlis

      Echeverria

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      Miguel Godreau

      Primal Man

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      Dori Brenner

      Sylvia Rosenberg

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      Peter Brandon

      Hobart

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      Charles White-Eagle

      The Brujo

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      Drew Barrymore

      Margaret Jessup

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      Megan Jeffers

      Grace Jessup

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      Jack Murdock

      Hector Orteco

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      Francis X. McCarthy

      Obispo

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      Deborah Baltzell

      Schizophrenic Patient

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      Evan Richards

      Young Rosenberg

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      Paul Larsson

      Charlie Thomas

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      John Larroquette

      X-Ray Technician

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      George Gaynes

      Dr. Wissenschaft

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      Hap Lawrence

      Endocrinology Fellow

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      John Walter Davis

      Medical Technician

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

    7
    Written by Wuchak on Mon Mar 11 2019
    ***“Night of the Apeman” mixed with some pretty heady material*** In the late 60s and mid-70s, a psychopathologist (William Hurt) from the New York/New England area honestly seeks ultimate truth and the origins of humanity through dubious experiments with sensory deprivation mixed with drugs, including a potent mixture used in ceremonies by Mexican AmerIndians. This leads to altered states of consciousness and amazing primordial revelations. Blair Brown is on hand as his romantic interest while Bob Balaban and Charles Haid appear as his colleagues, the latter a scientific version of a Pharis...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    19853892.00

    Keywords

    • experiment
    • genetics
    • based on novel or book
    • ritual
    • subconsciousness
    • harvard university
    • psychology
    • surreal
    • drug use
    • magic mushroom
    • drug trip
    • university
    • drugs
    • psychedelics
    • metamorphosis
    • sensory deprivation
    • isolation tank
    • deprivation chamber
    • psychedelic
    • quest for knowledge