In this 1980 sci-fi horror film, William Hurt plays Eddie Jessup, a scientist obsessed with discovering mankind's true role in the universe. To this end, he submits himself to a series of mind-expanding experiments. By enclosing himself in a sensory-deprivation chamber and taking hallucinogenic drugs, Jessup hopes to explore different levels of human consciousness, but instead is devolved into an apelike monster. Director Ken Russell helmed Altered States from a script by Paddy Chayefsky , who adapted his own novel of the same name. Unhappy with the finished product, Chayefsky had his name replaced with his pseudonym Sydney Aaron . — Matthew Tobey
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William Hurt | Eddie Jessup |
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Blair Brown | Emily Jessup |
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Bob Balaban | Arthur Rosenberg |
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Charles Haid | Mason Parrish |
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Thaao Penghlis | Eccheverria |
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Miguel Godreau | Primal Man |
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Dori Brenner | Sylvia Rosenberg |
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Peter Brandon | Hobart |
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Charles White-Eagle | The Brujo |
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Drew Barrymore | Margaret Jessup |
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Megan Jeffers | Grace Jessup |
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Jack Murdock | Hector Orteco |
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Francis X. McCarthy | Obispo |
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Deborah Baltzell | Schizophrenic Patient |
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Evan Richards | Young Rosenberg |
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Hap Lawrence | Endocrinology Fellow |
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John Walter Davis | Medical Technician |
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Cynthia Burr | Parrish's Girl |
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Susan Bredhoff | Eccheverria's Girl |
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John Larroquette | X-Ray Technician |
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George Gaynes | Dr. Wissenschaft |
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Ora Rubinstein | Young Medical Student |
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Paul Larsson | Charlie Thomas |
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Eric Forst | Mingus |
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Adriana Shaw | Dr. Antonini |
| Director | Ken Russell |
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| Writer | Paddy Chayefsky | |
| Producer | Stuart Baird, Howard Gottfried, Daniel Melnick | |
| Musician | John Corigliano | |
| Photography | Jordan Cronenweth | |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English | French |
| Distributor | Warner Brothers Home Video |
| Layers | Dual side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 01, 2004 |
| Regions | 1 |