Altered states is a very well-acted, cleverly written, and conceptually ambitious Sci-fi thriller that, like so many other praise-worthy titles, has been almost completey forgotten today, 30 years after the making. The little recognition it does still recieve is due largely to its appeal toward drug sub-culture, but this is far from the most interesting aspect of this film. Where the movie truly s... read more
Description:Harvard scientist Eddie Jessup's (William Hurt) mind-altering experiments on himself, involving a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber, get out of control when his handiwork shuttles him back and forth on the evolutionary spectrum -- from human to ape-man. Equal parts sci-fi actioner, 1960s psychedelic trip and farce, the film Harvard scientist Eddie Jessup's (William Hurt) mind-altering experiments on himself, involving a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber, get out of control when his handiwork shuttles him back and forth on the evolutionary spectrum -- from human to ape-man. Equal parts sci-fi actioner, 1960s psychedelic trip and farce, the film was based on a Paddy Chayefsky novel and received Oscar nominations for music and sound. Blair Brown co-stars.... (more)(less)
"What a visually stunning movie this is. It involves a man experimenting on himself in a sleep deprivation tank and finding his cells are changing and regressing back. The use of sound, colour and bizarre imagery make this film a real trip to watch."
"Through the combination of ingesting mushrooms & confining himself within an isolation tank, a scientist finds himself devolving into not just a neanderthal state, but into an actual neanderthal.
Same thing happens to me whenever I take psychedelic drugs locked into my room, all by myself.
And I ain't no scientist.
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"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde meet Darwin in the years of LSD experiments. Ken Russel's psychedelic psychodrama featuring John Hurt and Blair Brown has some visionary scenes, not so strong a plot.
Language: American English
Feb. 2013"
"19.1
DVD
Visuaalisesti oikein tyylikäs trippi. William Hurtin meuhkaaminen meinas vähän vituttaa ja loppuratkaisu oli aika meh. Vuohikristusta ois saanu näkyä enemmän."
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A scientist finds himself devolving into not just a neanderthal state, but into an actual neanderthal thru the use of shrooms & an isolation tank.
Same thing happens to me whenever I take psychedelic drugs locked into my room, all by myself.
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