Altered States - The Criterion Collection

The ultimate cinematic head trip of the 1980s, British renegade Ken Russell's first Hollywood film - adapted by the legendary screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky from his own novel - is part hallucinogenic freak-out, part gonzo creature feature, part transcendent love story, all played at a fever pitch. When researcher Eddie Jessup (William Hurt) begins using himself as a test subject for his mind-expanding psychological experiments, it sends him on an increasingly dangerous, substance-fueled odyssey from humankind's primordial past to the outer limits of consciousness. It's all visualized by Russell in a psychedelic supernova of out-there imagery that encompasses everything from the pagan to the cosmic sublime, culminating in a brain-wave-blasting battle between the mind and the heart.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Samm Deighan (film historian)., Interviews: Ken Russell (director); William Hurt (actor); Bran Ferren (special-visual-effects designer)., Essay by Jessica Kiang; New cover by Richey Beckett., Trailers

Actors: William Hurt, Thaao Penghlis, Megan Jeffers, Charles White-Eagle, John Larroquette, Charles Haid, Bob Balaban, Miguel Godreau, Jack Murdock, Drew Barrymore, George Gaynes, Peter Brandon, Dori Brenner, Frank McCarthy, Blair Brown

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 103 minutes

Number of Discs: 2

Subtitle Languages: English

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