Altered States (1980)
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1h 42m
Psychopathologist Edward Jessup experiments with sensory deprivation in hopes of exploring hidden states of human consciousness. Years later, the increasingly obsessed scientist travels to Mexico and participates in a ritual involving a powerful hallucinogenic substance. Returning with a sample, he combines the drug with isolation-tank experiments and begins experiencing startling physical effects alongside his visions. As Jessup pushes his research further, his wife Emily and colleagues Arthur Rosenberg and Mason Parrish become concerned that his experiments are producing changes that extend beyond the boundaries of his mind.
Cast:
William Hurt as Eddie Jessup
Blair Brown as Emily Jessup
Bob Balaban as Arthur Rosenberg
Charles Haid as Mason Parrish
Miguel Godreau as Primal Man
Thaao Penghlis as Eduardo Echeverria
Dori Brenner as Sylvia Rosenberg
Charles White Eagle as The Brujo
Drew Barrymore as Margaret Jessup
George Gaynes as Dr. Wissenschaft
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