Altered States
“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.”
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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Cast
27 people
William Hurt
Professor Eddie Jessup
Known for
Into the Wild
The Incredible Hulk
Blair Brown
Emily Jessup
Known for
Fringe
Limitless
Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg
Known for
Isle of Dogs
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Charles Haid
Mason Parrish
Known for
Hill Street Blues
Nightbreed
Thaao Penghlis
Echeverria
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Days of Our Lives
Miguel Godreau
Primal Man
Also in
For Ladies Only
Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg
Known for
For the Boys
Peter Brandon
Hobart
Known for
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Hustle
Charles White-Eagle
The Brujo
Also in
Three Warriors
The Troublemaker
Drew Barrymore
Margaret Jessup
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
50 First Dates
Megan Jeffers
Grace Jessup
Also in
Willa
Jack Murdock
Hector Orteco
Known for
Rain Man
Blue Thunder
Ken Russell Director · Paddy Chayefsky Screenplay John Corigliano Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $15M · United States release December 25, 1980
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,853,892
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · December 25, 1980
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 1980
Theatrical
United States · August 17, 1999
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United States
June 1, 2004 · Physical · Warner Bros. [𝐃𝐕𝐃📀] 𝟭𝟬𝟯 mínutєѕ
Argentina
October 8, 1981 · Theatrical
Australia
July 24, 1981 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 28, 1982 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 15, 1981 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 26, 1982 · Theatrical
Finland
November 20, 1981 · Theatrical
France
September 30, 1981 · Theatrical
Germany
January 22, 1982 · Theatrical
Greece
January 15, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
October 13, 1981 · Premiere · Sorrento Film Festival
November 20, 1981 · Theatrical
Japan
April 10, 1981 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Norway
February 12, 1982 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 14, 1982 · Theatrical
Spain
January 18, 1982 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 15, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 9, 1981 · Theatrical
XC
June 1, 1992 · Physical
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