A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.
Overview
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.
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis
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TITLE...........: Altered States (1980)
STARS...........: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban
DIRECTOR........: Ken Russell
WRITERS.........: Paddy Chayefsky
GENRE...........: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
METACRITIC......: 58/71
TOMATOMETER.....: 86/71
IMDB SCORE......: 6.9
IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360
RUNTIME.........: 1h 42mn
SIZE............: 6.74 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 8000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1920x1040
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.85:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 768kbps
AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 2.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary by critic Samm Deighan
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Criterion Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2025-12-05
The ultimate cinematic head trip of the 1980s, British renegade Ken Russell’s first Hollywood production—adapted by the legendary screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky from his own novel—is part hallucinogenic freak-out, part gonzo creature feature, part transcendent love story, all played at a fever pitch. When researcher Eddie Jessup (William Hurt) begins using himself as a test subject for his mind-expanding psychological experiments, it sends him on an increasingly dangerous, substance-fueled odyssey from humankind’s primordial past to the outer limits of consciousness. It’s all visualized by Russell in a psychedelic supernova of out-there imagery that encompasses everything from the pagan to the cosmic sublime, culminating in a brain-wave-blasting battle between the mind and the heart.
Extras
• Commentary by critic Samm Deighan.
• Ken Russell
• William Hurt
• Bran Ferren
• Trailer