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Altered States
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Altered States is a 1980 American horror, science fiction, thriller, and drama film directed by Ken Russell. The screenplay was written by Paddy Chayefsky, with music composed by John Corigliano. The cast includes William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, and Charles Haid. Production was handled by Stuart Baird, who also served as the film editor, while Jordan Cronenweth was the director of photography.
The movie was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. Filming took place in New York City, California, and Mexico, with the narrative set in Boston. It was released in the United States on December 25, 1980, and is available via video on demand. The runtime is listed as 102 or 103 minutes.
The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Sound. It has received review scores of 6.9, 58 out of 100, and 86 percent. The budget was 15,000,000, and the revenue reached 19,853,892. Keywords associated with the work include experiment, genetics, ritual, and subconsciousness.
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6.7A 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.
Cast
- William Hurt as Professor Eddie Jessup
- Blair Brown as Emily Jessup
- Bob Balaban as Arthur Rosenberg
- Charles Haid as Mason Parrish
- Thaao Penghlis as Echeverria
- Miguel Godreau as Primal Man
Themes
- experiment
- genetics
- based on novel or book
- ritual
- subconsciousness
- harvard university
- psychology
- surreal
- drug use
- magic mushroom
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Spanish
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Screenwriter
- Paddy Chayefsky
- Cast member
- Francis X. McCarthy
- Composer
- John Corigliano
- Producer
- Stuart Baird
- Cinematographer
- Jordan Cronenweth
- Narrative location
- Boston
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 151060
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1982-01-22
- title
- Altered States
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Stuart Baird
- review score
- 86%
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