Altered States
Brief Synopsis
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A professor in abnormal psychology who is studying schizophrenia develops a theory that other states of consciousness are as real as the waking state. He begins experimenting using sensory-deprivation and drugs on himself. This experimentation leads to extreme psychological and physical changes, at
Cast & Crew
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Ken Russell
Director
William Hurt
Eddie Jessup
Blair Brown
Emily Jessup
Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg
Charles Haid
Mason Parrish
Thaao Penghlis
Eccheverria
Film Details
Also Known As
Au-delà du réel, Experimentet
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
Jan
1980
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Laser Media Inc; Optical House Inc; R/Greenberg Associates; Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
Columbia-Emi-Warner; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Synopsis
A professor in abnormal psychology who is studying schizophrenia develops a theory that other states of consciousness are as real as the waking state. He begins experimenting using sensory-deprivation and drugs on himself. This experimentation leads to extreme psychological and physical changes, at one point transforming him into a primitive man, and escalating until he is finally regressed into a mass of primordial matter. His wife intervenes before the professor de-evolves into a state of non-being, and he returns to his original, human form.
Director
Ken Russell
Director
Cast
William Hurt
Eddie Jessup
Blair Brown
Emily Jessup
Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg
Charles Haid
Mason Parrish
Thaao Penghlis
Eccheverria
Miguel Godreau
Primal Man
Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg
Peter Brandon
Hobart
Charles White Eagle
Brujo
Drew Barrymore
Margaret Jessup
Megan Jeffers
Grace Jessup
Jack Murdock
Hector Orteco
Frank Mccarthy
Obispo
Deborah Baltzell
Schizophrenic Patient
Evan Richards
Young Rosenberg
Hap Lawrence
Endocrinology Fellow
John Walter Davis
Medical Technician
Cynthia Burr
Parrish'S Girl
Susan Bredhoff
Eccheverria'S Girl
John Larroquette
X-Ray Technician
George Gaynes
Dr Wissenschaft
Ora Rubinstein
Young Medical Student
Paul Larson
Charlie Thomas
Eric Forst
Mingus
Adriana Shaw
Dr Antonini
Martin Fiscoe
Graduate Student
Olivia Michelle
Veronica
Francis X Mccarthy
Crew
James M Arnett
Stunts
Darryl Athons
Costumes (Men)
Stuart Baird
Associate Producer
Scott Bartlett
Technical Consultant
Robert Blalack
Special Optical Effects
Willie Burton
Sound Recording Mixer
Paddy Chayefsky
Screenplay (Credited As Sidney Aaron)
Paddy Chayefsky
Source Material (From Novel)
Michael Colgan
Sound Editor Supervisor
John Corigliano
Music
Jordan Cronenweth
Director Of Photography
Jordan Cronenweth
Dp/Cinematographer
Gary Daigler
Assistant Director
Cariline Davis-dyer
Script Supervisor
John David Earnest
Original Music
Bran Ferren
Special Visual Effects
Howard Feuer
Casting
Arthur Forney
Assistant Editor
Les Fresholtz
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects
James Glennon
Camera Operator
Howard Gottfried
Producer
Syd Greenwood
Props
Michael Hancock
Makeup
Shannan Harrell
Costumes (Women)
Donald Harris
Music Editor
Pierre Henry
Music Extract ("Voile D'Orphee")
Don Higgins
Sound Editor
Jeffrey Howard
Art Direction Assistant
Joseph Hurley
Illustrator
Eric Jenkins
Editor
Stephen Katz
Sound Consultant
Christopher Keene
Music Director
Richard Macdonald
Production Designer
Daniel Melnick
Executive Producer
Michael Minkler
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Ruth Myers
Costumes
Paul Pav
Location Manager
Thomas Penick
Assistant Editor
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Morgan Renard
Stills
Jeremy Ritzer
Casting
Bob Rose
Key Grip
Thomas Roysden
Set Decorator
Peter Schindler
Assistant Director
Louis Schwartzberg
Time-Lapse Photography
James Shourt
Special Optical Effects
Dave Silver
Unit Production Manager
Dick Smith
Special Makeup
Fred Stanford
Sound Editor
Lee Stitch
Other
Susan Tarr
Research Assistant
Dione Taylor
Hairstyles
Colin Waddy
Sound Editor
Jay Wertz
Sound Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Au-delà du réel, Experimentet
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
Jan
1980
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Laser Media Inc; Optical House Inc; R/Greenberg Associates; Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
Columbia-Emi-Warner; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Award Nominations
Best Score
1980
Best Sound
1980
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 1, 1980
Released in United States December 25, 1980
Released in USA on video.
Released in United States Winter December 1, 1980
Released in United States December 25, 1980
