Altered States

Name: Altered States
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1980-12-25
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis

"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(728 votes)

1h 43m

December 25, 1980

HorrorScience FictionThriller

Overview

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.