Altered States

1980 103 min Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from Native American shamans, he explores these altered states of cognizance and finds that memory, time, and reality itself are states of mind.

IMDb 6.9 RT 86 Metacritic 58

budget $15,000,000 earnings $19,853,892 return 1.3x

director Ken Russell

writer Paddy Chayefsky

cast