
Altered States (1980)
6.7|25 Dec, 1980|102 min
A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.
6.7|25 Dec, 1980|102 min
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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.
Language
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $19,853,892
English,
Español
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $19,853,892
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
Casts

William Hurt
Professor Eddie Jessup

Blair Brown
Emily Jessup

Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg

Charles Haid
Mason Parrish

Thaao Penghlis
Echeverria

Miguel Godreau
Primal Man

Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg

Peter Brandon
Hobart

Charles White-Eagle
The Brujo

Drew Barrymore
Margaret Jessup
Megan Jeffers
Grace Jessup

Jack Murdock
Hector Orteco

Francis X. McCarthy
Obispo
Deborah Baltzell
Schizophrenic Patient

Evan Richards
Young Rosenberg
Paul Larsson
Charlie Thomas

John Larroquette
X-Ray Technician

George Gaynes
Dr. Wissenschaft

Hap Lawrence
Endocrinology Fellow

John Walter Davis
Medical Technician
Crews
Daniel Melnick
Executive Producer
John Corigliano
Original Music Composer

Paddy Chayefsky
Screenplay
Howard Gottfried
Producer
Eric Jenkins
Editor

Ken Russell
Director

Jordan Cronenweth
Director of Photography

Paddy Chayefsky
Novel
Jeremy Ritzer
Casting
Richard Macdonald
Production Design
Thomas L. Roysden
Set Decoration
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Howard Feuer
Casting
Bran Ferren
Visual Effects Director
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John M. Woodward
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Colgan
Supervising Sound Editor
Morgan Renard
Still Photographer

James Glennon
Camera Operator
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Carline Davis-Dyer
Script Supervisor
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
Gary Holt
Gaffer
Paul Pav
Location Manager

Stuart Baird
Associate Producer
Peter Schindler
Second Assistant Director
Stan Cockerell
Assistant Property Master
Stephen Kolzak
Additional Casting
Christopher Keene
Conductor
Arthur W. Forney
Assistant Editor
Joel Thurm
Additional Casting

Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Lee Stitch
Production Secretary
Jay Wertz
Sound Editor
Donald Harris
Music Editor
Fred Stafford
Sound Editor

Dick Smith
Special Effects Makeup Artist
David Silver
Unit Production Manager
Carl Fullerton
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Craig Reardon
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects
Larry L. Fuentes
Special Effects Assistant
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Darryl M. Athons
Costumer
Shanan Harrell
Costumer
Ronald C. Jacobs
Leadman
Colin Waddy
Sound Editor
Susan Tarr
Research Assistant
Laurey Condon
Assistant Sound Editor
Thomas Penick
Assistant Editor
Don Higgins
Sound Editor
John David Earnest
Orchestrator
Scott Bartlett
Technical Advisor

Rick Baker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Dione Taylor
Hairstylist
Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist
Sidney H. Greenwood
Property Master
Sal Martorano
Electrician
Tony Dyson
Props
Chris Strong
Electrician
Jeff Howard
Assistant Art Director
Roger Irvin
Construction Coordinator
Johnny E. Jensen
First Assistant Camera
Gary Daigler
Assistant Director
Carey Jones
Second Assistant Camera
Bob Rose
Key Grip
Adam Glick
Lighting Technician

Rick Baker
Makeup Artist
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