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Altered States (1980)

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.

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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

  • William Hurt William Hurt Professor Eddie Jessup
  • Blair Brown Blair Brown Emily Jessup
  • Bob Balaban Bob Balaban Arthur Rosenberg
  • Charles Haid Charles Haid Mason Parrish
  • Thaao Penghlis Thaao Penghlis Echeverria
  • Miguel Godreau Primal Man
  • Dori Brenner Dori Brenner Sylvia Rosenberg
  • Peter Brandon Peter Brandon Hobart
  • Charles White-Eagle Charles White-Eagle The Brujo
  • Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Margaret Jessup
  • Megan Jeffers Grace Jessup
  • Jack Murdock Jack Murdock Hector Orteco
  • Francis X. McCarthy Francis X. McCarthy Obispo
  • Deborah Baltzell Schizophrenic Patient
  • Evan Richards Evan Richards Young Rosenberg
  • Paul Larsson Paul Larsson Charlie Thomas
  • John Larroquette John Larroquette X-Ray Technician
  • George Gaynes George Gaynes Dr. Wissenschaft

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