Altered States

December. 25,1980      R
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
Dori Brenner as  Sylvia Rosenberg
Peter Brandon as  Hobart
Charles White-Eagle as  The Brujo
Drew Barrymore as  Margaret Jessup

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