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Altered States

Altered States

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 25, 1980

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

User Score

67%

Original Title

Altered States

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Ken Russell

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$19,853,892

Description

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.