Altered States (1980)
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.
Director:
Ken Russell
Writer:
Paddy Chayefsky
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William Hurt as Professor Eddie Jessup |
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Blair Brown as Emily Jessup |
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Bob Balaban as Arthur Rosenberg |
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Charles Haid as Mason Parrish |
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Thaao Penghlis as Echeverria |
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Miguel Godreau as Primal Man |
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Dori Brenner as Sylvia Rosenberg |
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Peter Brandon as Hobart |
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Charles White-Eagle as The Brujo |
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Drew Barrymore as Margaret Jessup |
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Megan Jeffers as Grace Jessup |
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Jack Murdock as Hector Orteco |
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Francis X. McCarthy as Obispo |
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Deborah Baltzell as Schizophrenic Patient |
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Evan Richards as Young Rosenberg |
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Paul Larsson as Charlie Thomas |
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John Larroquette as X-Ray Technician |
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George Gaynes as Dr. Wissenschaft |
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Hap Lawrence as Endocrinology Fellow |
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John Walter Davis as Medical Technician |
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Cynthia Burr as Parrish's Girl |
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Susan Bredhoff as Eccheverria's Girl |
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Ora Rubinstein as Young Medical Student |
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Eric Forst as Mingus |
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Adriana Shaw as Dr. Antonini |
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Martin Fiscoe as Graduate Student |
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Olivia Michelle as Veronica |
| Directing | Ken Russell | Director |
| Writing | Paddy Chayefsky | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paddy Chayefsky | Novel |
| Production | Howard Gottfried | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Melnick | Executive Producer |
| Sound | John Corigliano | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jordan Cronenweth | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eric Jenkins | Editor |
| Production | Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Production | Jeremy Ritzer | Casting |
| Art | Richard Macdonald | Production Design |
| Art | Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Bran Ferren | Visual Effects Director |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | James Glennon | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Garrett Brown | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Morgan Renard | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Gary H. Holt | Gaffer |
| Crew | John M. Woodward | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Carline Davis-Dyer | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Paul Pav | Location Manager |
| Production | Stuart Baird | Associate Producer |
| Production | David Silver | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Peter Schindler | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Smith | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carl Fullerton | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Craig Reardon | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Joel Thurm | Additional Casting |
| Production | Stephen Kolzak | Additional Casting |
| Sound | Christopher Keene | Conductor |
| Crew | Chuck Gaspar | Special Effects |
| Crew | Larry L. Fuentes | Special Effects Assistant |
| Sound | Donald Harris | Music Editor |
| Art | Ronald C. Jacobs | Leadman |
| Art | Stan Cockerell | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Marvin E. Lewis | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darryl M. Athons | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shanan Harrell | Costumer |
| Editing | Thomas Penick | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Arthur W. Forney | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Lee Stitch | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Jay Wertz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Fred Stafford | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Don Higgins | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Colin Waddy | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Laurey Condon | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Susan Tarr | Research Assistant |
| Crew | Scott Bartlett | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | John David Earnest | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Hancock | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dione Taylor | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Baker | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Sidney H. Greenwood | Property Master |
| Art | Jeff Howard | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Roger Irvin | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Tony Dyson | Props |
| Lighting | Sal Martorano | Electrician |
| Lighting | Chris Strong | Electrician |
| Camera | Johnny E. Jensen | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bob Rose | Key Grip |
| Camera | Carey Jones | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Adam Glick | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Gary Daigler | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Baker | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Richard Greenberg | Title Designer |
| Sound | Michael Colgan | Supervising Sound Editor |