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Altered States (1980) [R]

Release Date:
December 25, 1980

Original Title:
Altered States

Alternate Titles:
Der Höllentrip
Eksperimentet
Odmienne stany swiadomosci
Un viaje alucinante al fondo de la mente
Viagens Alucinantes
Změna stavu
Другие ипостаси

Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction | Thriller

Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  DE: 16  FR: 12  NL: 16  US: R 

Runtime: 102

A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.

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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.

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Production

Additional Casting:
Joel Thurm
Stephen Kolzak

Assistant Art Director:
Jeff Howard

Assistant Director:
Gary Daigler

Assistant Editor:
Thomas Penick
Arthur W. Forney

Assistant Property Master:
Stan Cockerell

Assistant Sound Editor:
Laurey Condon

Associate Producer:
Stuart Baird

Boom Operator:
Marvin E. Lewis

Camera Operator:
James Glennon

Casting:
Howard Feuer
Jeremy Ritzer

Conductor:
Christopher Keene

Construction Coordinator:
Roger Irvin

Costume Design:
Ruth Myers

Costumer:
Darryl M. Athons
Shanan Harrell

Director:
Ken Russell

Director of Photography:
Jordan Cronenweth

Editor:
Eric Jenkins

Electrician:
Sal Martorano
Chris Strong

Executive Producer:
Daniel Melnick

First Assistant Camera:
Johnny E. Jensen

Gaffer:
Gary Holt

Hairstylist:
Dione Taylor

Key Grip:
Bob Rose

Leadman:
Ronald C. Jacobs

Lighting Technician:
Adam Glick

Location Manager:
Paul Pav

Makeup Artist:
Michael Hancock
Rick Baker

Music Editor:
Donald Harris

Novel:
Paddy Chayefsky

Orchestrator:
John David Earnest

Original Music Composer:
John Corigliano

Producer:
Howard Gottfried

Production Design:
Richard Macdonald

Production Secretary:
Lee Stitch

Property Master:
Sidney H. Greenwood

Props:
Tony Dyson

Research Assistant:
Susan Tarr

Screenplay:
Paddy Chayefsky

Script Supervisor:
Carline Davis-Dyer

Second Assistant Camera:
Carey Jones

Second Assistant Director:
Peter Schindler

Set Decoration:
Thomas L. Roysden

Sound Editor:
Jay Wertz
Fred Stafford
Don Higgins
Colin Waddy

Sound Mixer:
Willie D. Burton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Les Fresholtz
Michael Minkler
Arthur Piantadosi

Special Effects:
Chuck Gaspar

Special Effects Assistant:
Larry L. Fuentes

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Dick Smith
Carl Fullerton
Craig Reardon
Rick Baker

Steadicam Operator:
Garrett Brown

Still Photographer:
Morgan Renard

Supervising Sound Editor:
Michael Colgan

Technical Advisor:
Scott Bartlett

Transportation Coordinator:
John M. Woodward

Unit Production Manager:
David Silver

Visual Effects Director:
Bran Ferren

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