Professor Eddie Jessup
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Altered States is a 1980 sci-fi horror film based on a novel by Paddy Chayefsky, about a psychologist who experiments with sensory deprivation and psychedelic drugs. The film explores the themes of consciousness, evolution, and identity through a series of increasingly bizarre and disturbing visions.
Altered States: Directed by Ken Russell. With William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid. A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Ken Russell
- 1980-12-25
Altered States is a 1980 American science-fiction horror film directed by Ken Russell based on the novel of the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy...
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- Grindhouse Movie Trailers
In “Altered States,” William Hurt plays a Harvard scientist named Jessup who takes such an experiment one step further, by ingesting a drug made from the sacred hallucinatory mushrooms of a primitive tribe. The strange thing about these mushrooms, Hurt observes in an easily missed line of dialogue in the movie, is that they give everyone ...
A scientist experiments with drugs and isolation tanks to access altered states of consciousness, but his sanity and reality are threatened. IMDb provides plot summaries, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ for this sci-fi horror film.
Jul 9, 2012 · Watch the trailer of Altered States, a sci-fi horror film directed by Ken Russell, about a scientist who experiments with drugs and isolation. The film explores the themes of altered states of consciousness, evolution, and the human mind.
- 2 min
- 550K
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Sep 10, 2012 · A 1980 sci-fi movie directed by Ken Russell, starring William Hurt as a scientist who experiments with sensory deprivation and drugs. The film is based on a novel and a disowned script by Paddy Chayefsky, and explores the themes of altered states of consciousness and the cosmic void.
