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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.
6.7(824)19801h 43m
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
- Created by
- Daniel Melnick
- Writers
- Paddy Chayefsky
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Cast
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
Cynthia Burr
Parrish's Girl
Susan Bredhoff
Eccheverria's Girl
Ora Rubinstein
Young Medical Student
Eric Forst
Mingus
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Crew
Directing
- Ken RussellDirector
- Carline Davis-DyerScript Supervisor
- Peter SchindlerSecond Assistant Director
- Gary DaiglerAssistant Director
Writing
- Paddy ChayefskyScreenplay
- Paddy ChayefskyNovel
Production
- Daniel MelnickExecutive Producer
- Howard GottfriedProducer
- Jeremy RitzerCasting
- Howard FeuerCasting
- Paul PavLocation Manager
- Stuart BairdAssociate Producer
- Stephen KolzakAdditional Casting
- Joel ThurmAdditional Casting
- Lee StitchProduction Secretary
- David SilverUnit Production Manager
- Susan TarrResearch Assistant
Camera
- Jordan CronenwethDirector of Photography
- Morgan RenardStill Photographer
- James GlennonCamera Operator
- Garrett BrownSteadicam Operator
- Johnny E. JensenFirst Assistant Camera
- Carey JonesSecond Assistant Camera
- Bob RoseKey Grip
Editing
- Eric JenkinsEditor
- Arthur W. ForneyAssistant Editor
- Thomas PenickAssistant Editor
Sound
- John CoriglianoOriginal Music Composer
- Michael MinklerSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Les FresholtzSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Arthur PiantadosiSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Christopher KeeneConductor
- Willie D. BurtonSound Mixer
- Jay WertzSound Editor
- Donald HarrisMusic Editor
- Fred StaffordSound Editor
- Marvin E. LewisBoom Operator
- Colin WaddySound Editor
- Laurey CondonAssistant Sound Editor
Art
- Richard MacdonaldProduction Design
- Thomas L. RoysdenSet Decoration
- Stan CockerellAssistant Property Master
- Ronald C. JacobsLeadman
- Sidney H. GreenwoodProperty Master
- Tony DysonProps
- Jeff HowardAssistant Art Director
- Roger IrvinConstruction Coordinator
- Richard GreenbergTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Ruth MyersCostume Design
- Dick SmithSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Carl FullertonSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Craig ReardonSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Darryl M. AthonsCostumer
- Shanan HarrellCostumer
- Rick BakerSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Dione TaylorHairstylist
- Michael HancockMakeup Artist
- Rick BakerMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Bran FerrenVisual Effects Director
Crew
- John M. WoodwardTransportation Coordinator
- Chuck GasparSpecial Effects
- Larry L. FuentesSpecial Effects Assistant
- Scott BartlettTechnical Advisor
Lighting
- Gary H. HoltGaffer
- Sal MartoranoElectrician
- Chris StrongElectrician
- Adam GlickLighting Technician