Altered States (1980)
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Reviews Counted:220
Fresh:186
Rotten:34
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Extraordinarily daring for a Hollywood film, Altered States attacks the viewer with its inventive, aggressive mix of muddled sound effects and visual pyrotechnics.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: A psycho-physiologist doing experiments with human consciousness eventually decides to test his findings on himself. He becomes obsessed with performing these auto-sensory deprivation experiments... A psycho-physiologist doing experiments with human consciousness eventually decides to test his findings on himself. He becomes obsessed with performing these auto-sensory deprivation experiments until he actually changes form physically, ending up as a gorilla at a local zoo. He returns to his normal state, at which point he also involves his wife in the experimentation. [More]
Starring: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Charles Haid, Bob Balaban
Starring: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Charles Haid, Bob Balaban, Drew Barrymore
Director: Ken Russell
Director: Ken Russell
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