Altered States (1980)

Directors:

Ken Russell

Writers:

Paddy Chayefsky

Actors:

John Walter Davis, Hap Lawrence, George Gaynes, Paul Larsson, John Larroquette, Evan Richards

Synopsis:

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.
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Altered States (1980)

As Andrew Scott once said, "Altered States scared me." Well, it didn't really scare me, but it's certainly fucked up. Listen to Sloan's Sensory Deprivation from 1999's Between The Bridges after watching this movie.
Grammer
January 19, 2013