Altered States
Altered States

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In the late 1960s, just for a lark, graduate student Eddie Jessup, known for being unconventional, brilliant and slightly mad, conducts experiments with an isolation chamber, using himself as the subject. His experiences in the chamber cause him to hallucinate, much of the imagery being religious-based although he's not religious. Seven years later, he is a respected full professor in the Harvard Medical School. Believing he has lost his edge and fallen into an unwanted state... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Altered States:

William Hurt
Blair Brown
Bob Balaban
Charles Haid
Thaao Penghlis
Miguel Godreau

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In the late 1960s, just for a lark, graduate student Eddie Jessup, known for being unconventional, brilliant and slightly mad, conducts experiments with an isolation chamber, using himself as the subject. His experiences in the chamber cause him to hallucinate, much of the imagery being religious-based although he's not religious. Seven years later, he is a respected full professor in the Harvard Medical School. Believing he has lost his edge and fallen into an unwanted state of respectability, Eddie decides to resume his work with sensory deprivation, this time using hallucinogens, specifically untested ones used in mystical Mexican rituals, to enhance the isolation-take experience. After initial tests, he claims he entered an alternate physical and mental state. Although unbelieving of Eddie's claims, his colleagues Arthur Rosenberg and Mason Parrish, as well as Eddie's wife Emily, herself a respected academic, are concerned for Eddie's well being. However, if Eddie's claims are indeed true, he could do irreparable harm to himself and others around him, especially if his altered states are uncontrollable.

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New York Times - 10/10 by Janet MaslinThe film is in fine shape as long as it revels in its own craziness, making no claims on the viewer's reason. But when it asks you to believe that what you're watching may really be happening, and to wonder what it means, it is asking far too much.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 9/10 by Emanuel LevyThough deviating from Paddy Chayefsky's script (and novel), the reliably flamboyant Ken Russell made a spooky but engaging psycho-horror film about experimentation with human consciousness that deservedly received Oscar nods for sound and music.
Chicago Sun-Times - 9/10 by Roger EbertI was overwhelmed, I was caught up in its headlong energy.
Newsweek - 9/10 by David AnsenAltered States is a superbly silly movie, a magnificent entertainment, and a clever and brilliant machine for making us feel awe, fear, and humor.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 9/10 by Ken HankeFantasy scenes aside, the film itself is pretty darn impressive on a number of other levels and has a cumulative emotional punch that's quite unexpected.
Edinburgh U Film Society - 8/10 by Keith H. BrownNo simple description could ever manage to convey the sheer visual assault of the film. It's a movie that has to be seen, experienced.
Time - 8/10 by Richard CorlissOrchestrating the efforts of a superb production team — and of the reluctant Mr. Chayefsky — Russell has devised a film experience that will astound some viewers, outrage others and bore nobody. Laugh with it, scream at it, think about it.
Film4 - 8/10 by Jon FortgangLike much of Russell's work, Altered States is ostentatious and pretentious yet genuinely engaged with ideas and style.
Quickflix - 8/10 by Simon MiraudoDynamite stylistic flourishes approximate the experience of taking mescaline with the Mad Hatter.
Chicago Reader - 8/10 by Dave KehrThere isn't a lucid moment in it (and much of the dialogue is rendered unintelligible by Russell's subversive direction), but it has dash, style, and good looks, as well as the funniest curtain line since Some Like It Hot.

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