Altered States
"A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world."
1980-12-25
6.718
en 102mHorrorScience FictionThriller
A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
Director
Ken Russell
Screenplay
Paddy Chayefsky
Novel
Paddy Chayefsky
Producer
Howard Gottfried
Executive Producer
Daniel Melnick
Original Music Composer
John Corigliano
experiment genetics based on novel or book ritual subconsciousness harvard university psychology surreal drug use magic mushroom drug trip university drugs psychedelics metamorphosis sensory deprivation isolation tank deprivation chamber psychedelic quest for knowledge
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$19,853,892Budget
$15,000,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
