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Release Date:
25 December 1980 (USA)
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When he heard his cry for help it wasn't human more
Plot:
A Harvard scientist conducts experiments on himself with a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber that may be causing him to regress genetically. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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4 nominations
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(12 articles)
Former MGM Chief Daniel Melnick Dead At 77; Many Classic Films To His Credit
(From CinemaRetro. 16 October 2009, 9:58 AM, PDT)
The Planting of Dan Melnick and the Death of Hollywood Cool
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(From CinemaRetro. 16 October 2009, 9:58 AM, PDT)
The Planting of Dan Melnick and the Death of Hollywood Cool
(From Huffington Post. 15 October 2009, 3:36 PM, PDT)
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Altered States is a REALLY cool movie!!!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | William Hurt | ... | Eddie Jessup |
 | Blair Brown | ... | Emily Jessup |
| Bob Balaban | ... | Arthur Rosenberg |
| Charles Haid | ... | Mason Parrish |
| Thaao Penghlis | ... | Echeverria |
| Miguel Godreau | ... | Primal Man |
| Dori Brenner | ... | Sylvia Rosenberg |
| Peter Brandon | ... | Hobart |
| Charles White-Eagle | ... | The Brujo |
 | Drew Barrymore | ... | Margaret Jessup |
| Megan Jeffers | ... | Grace Jessup |
| Jack Murdock | ... | Hector Orteco |
 | Francis X. McCarthy | ... | Obispo (as Frank McCarthy) |
| Deborah Baltzell | ... | Schizophrenic Patient |
 | Evan Richards | ... | Young Rosenberg |
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Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby |
70 mm 6-Track (MegaSound encoding)
Certification:
Singapore:M18 |
Italy:VM14 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Norway:18 (1982) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 |
Iceland:16
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The book was partially based on dolphin researcher John Lilly, who invented the isolation tank, and first started taking drugs while "tanking".
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Continuity: When the Brujo tells Eccheverria that he'll allow Eddie to participate in the ceremony he walks off. In only a matter of seconds he's far enough away that they have to run quite a distance to catch up to him to ask him some further questions. There's no way he could have gotten that far in the short span of time between his walking off and their pursuit of him.
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[First line]
Arthur Rosenberg: The tank itself was unusual in that it was vertical, and looked like an old boiler.
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Arthur Rosenberg: The tank itself was unusual in that it was vertical, and looked like an old boiler.
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Light My Fire
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If there is any reason to like a film as meaningless or pointless as this, it's that it is a "Cedar Point" of a special visual effects ride! I still haven't figured out how or why the things in Altered States happened the way they did. But I think that this is one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made. Who cares if the plot or characters worked or not? When you are watching the mesmerizing images and special effects (which are only slightly dated), then you will understand why this is such a great movie! I still don't know how Ken Russell got these images on film. And the very intricately constructed images fly by so fast in the quick cuts, that it's like a dream that we can barely remember. It's a dream that you can't define or put your finger on. And that is the real reason why I like this movie. I just purchased the Dolby Digital reissue on LD, and I hope more special editions of this film come soon!