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.
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
- Worldwide
- $20M
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Cast
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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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Box Office & Release
Altered States returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $20M
- Release date
- Dec 25, 1980
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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