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In this 1980 sci-fi horror film, William Hurt plays Eddie Jessup, a scientist obsessed with discovering mankind's true role in the universe. To this end, he submits himself to a series of mind-expanding experiments. By enclosing himself in a sensory-deprivation chamber and taking hallucinogenic drugs, Jessup hopes to explore .. Read more
| Starring | William Hurt, Blair Brown |
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| Director | Ken Russell |
| Genres | Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Amusing elaboration of Jekyll and Hyde (qv), not to mention the Karloff mad doctor second features of the forties. All very po-faced now, and certainly impeccably done.
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Cult Classic
This is a great film, bear in mind its age and forgive it for being visually slightly dated.
What you have here is one mans exploration of his ... read more »
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Cheesy, visionary, interesting!
found it entertaining..if a little cheesy at times. A visionary film, with some really interesting (to me at least anyway!) ideas about consciousness, reality, ... read more »
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BEAST WITHIN
The usual romanticism from Ken RUSSELL (the lapsed Anglican) only this time it does not work as well as it used to. In an advanced technological culture like ... read more »
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Dated but watchable
Years ago before digi boxes, this is the kind of film you would see on TV in the early hours when you had took acid or something. Bad but good at the same time... read more »
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Still amazing...
Ken Russell directs William Hurt (in his impressive debut) in a film that is still as trippy as it was back in 1980. Based (loosely) on Paddy Chayefsky's ... read more »
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Some good scenes but ultimately disappointing
Promising story of a super-genuis dabbling in the effects of mind altering drugs but it soon descends into a thin retelling of the Jekyll and Hyde story with a ... read more »
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Disappointingly silly
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Customer Review
Are you looking for something different? This film is most definitely that. I am writing this in a post-hypnotic buzz after just watching this film and I'... read more »
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Customer Review
This is one of the silliest films I have ever seen. Set against that, I rarely watch American films so there are probably worse. At best Altered States is ... read more »
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Altered States
Absolutely brilliant- great idea- acting excellent- really good effects given its age.
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Psychedelic waffle
Histrionic acting and psychedelic visuals add up to a rambling sci-fi/horror that comes across more as a pretentious lecture than it does as a serviceable film... read more »