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Altered States
A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.
( Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller )


Altered States Poster

MPAA Rating:
R

US Runtime: 102 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Dec 25, 1980   [USA]
 
Director: Ken Russell   [Director]
 
Writer: Paddy Chayefsky   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Stuart Baird   [Associate Producer]
Howard Gottfried   [Producer]
Daniel Melnick   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Eric Jenkins   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by John Corigliano   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Richard MacDonald   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Ruth Myers   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Howard Feuer   [Casting]
Jeremy Ritzer   [Casting]
 
Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

William Hurt
Professor Eddie Jessup
Blair Brown
Emily Jessup
Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg
Charles Haid
Mason Parrish
Thaao Penghlis
Echeverria
Miguel Godreau
Primal Man
Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg
Peter Brandon
Hobart
Charles White-Eagle
The Brujo
Drew Barrymore
Margaret Jessup
 
Megan Jeffers
Grace Jessup
Jack Murdock
Hector Orteco
Francis X. McCarthy
Obispo
Deborah Baltzell
Schizophrenic Patient
Evan Richards
Young Rosenberg
Paul Larsson
Charlie Thomas
John Larroquette
X-Ray Technician
George Gaynes
Dr. Wissenschaft
Hap Lawrence
Endocrinology Fellow
John Walter Davis
Medical Technician
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

MPI James Shourt & Robert Blalock
optical effects
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$19,853,892
Camera:
Panaflex Camera and Lenses by Panavision
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track / the double-d symbol Dolby
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

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