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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:

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
 
 

Sound Crew:


Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Michael Colgan
Supervising Sound Editor
Laurey Condon
Assistant Sound Editor
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Higgins
Sound Editor
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
 
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Fred Stafford
Sound Editor
Colin Waddy
Sound Editor
Jay Wertz
Sound Editor
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Bran Ferren
Visual Effects Director
Larry L. Fuentes
Special Effects Assistant
 
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects
 

Art Department:


Stan Cockerell
Assistant Property Master
Tony Dyson
Props
Sidney H. Greenwood
Property Master
Jeff Howard
Assistant Art Director
 
Roger Irvin
Construction Coordinator
Ronald C. Jacobs
Leadman
Thomas L. Roysden
Set Decoration
 

Directing Crew:


Gary Daigler
Assistant Director
 
Peter Schindler
Second Assistant Director
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Scott Bartlett
Technical Advisor
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
James Glennon
Camera Operator
Adam Glick
Lighting Technician
Gary H. Holt
Gaffer
Johnny E. Jensen
First Assistant Camera
 
Carey Jones
Second Assistant Camera
Sal Martorano
Electrician
Morgan Renard
Still Photographer
Bob Rose
Key Grip
Chris Strong
Electrician
 

Casting Department:


Stephen Kolzak
Additional Casting
 
Joel Thurm
Additional Casting
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Darryl M. Athons
Costumer
 
Shanan Harrell
Costumer
 
 

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