Altered States
1980 · TMDB 6.7
Directed by Ken Russell
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.
Why it matters
Ken Russell's hallucinatory take on John Lilly's sensory-deprivation research, with William Hurt's scientist regressing into a primal state. The sound design and Dick Smith's makeup effects make the mind's interior a physical place.
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Released
- 1980-12-25
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.7
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