Altered States

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Originally released as motion picture by Warner Bros. in 1980.
Based on the novel by Paddy Chayefsky.
William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid.
The incredible terrifying tale of a research scientist experimenting with altered states of consciousness, and the horrors he finds in secret landscapes of the mind.
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround.
Contents: Altered states.

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Influential but dated submitted by klickitat on May 5, 2013, 10:48pm I enjoyed this lesser known sci-fi story. I picked it up because the FRINGE creators cited it as an influence. The special effects are very dated, yet still cool in their own way. I wish someone other than Hurt had been cast in the lead role. I've never been a huge fan and his uninspired performance nearly ruined the movie for me.

Speaking of FRINGE: incidentally Blair Brown (Nina) has a supporting role.

Not a good choice for younger children. There's nudity, drug use, and sexual situations.

Mind-bending submitted by markwells on June 25, 2017, 1:18pm There's a lot of pycho-science mumbo-jumbo but I thought this movie was a lot of fun. It should qualify as a cult-classic. Grade: A-.

William Hurt submitted by ccrose on August 31, 2019, 7:34pm Wasn’t a good choice. He naturally had a slow reflex reacting on camera. An Intellectual.