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Altered States (1980)

Altered States (1980)

Science Fiction Thriller Horror

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.

Release Date: 1980, December 25
Directors: Ken Russell
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Francis X. McCarthy, William Hurt, Hap Lawrence, Drew Barrymore, Cynthia Burr, Bob Balaban, Jack Murdock, John Larroquette, Paul Larsson, George Gaynes, Charles Haid, John Walter Davis

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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