
Altered States
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.
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.
- Year: 1980
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Keyword: 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, lovecraftian
- Director: Ken Russell
- Cast: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis, Miguel Godreau





















