Altered States

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film horror film science fiction film

Altered States is a 1980 science fiction–horror film about a scientist’s hallucinogenic and sensory-deprivation experiments that lead to terrifying psychological and physical transformations.

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Label Occurrences
Altered States canonical 8
Altered States (film) 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound ⓘ
basedOn novel "Altered States" ⓘ
surface form: Altered States (novel)
cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth ⓘ
composer John Corigliano ⓘ
costumeDesigner Marilyn Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Ken Russell ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor Eric Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre horror ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasFilmRating R ⓘ
hasSetting United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

university research laboratory ⓘ
mainCharacter Edward Jessup ⓘ
narrativeTheme consciousness ⓘ
human evolution ⓘ
identity ⓘ
science and spirituality ⓘ
notableFor depiction of sensory deprivation tanks ⓘ
exploration of altered states of consciousness ⓘ
psychedelic visual effects ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotElement hallucinogenic drug experiments ⓘ
physical transformation ⓘ
psychological transformation ⓘ
sensory deprivation experiments ⓘ
productionCompany The Ladd Company ⓘ
Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
productionDesignBy Richard Macdonald ⓘ
protagonistOccupation psychophysiologist ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
releaseDate 1980-12-25 ⓘ
releaseYear 1980 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 102 ⓘ
screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
starring Blair Brown ⓘ
Bob Balaban ⓘ
Charles Haid NERFINISHED ⓘ
Drew Barrymore ⓘ
Thaao Penghlis ⓘ
William Hurt ⓘ

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Paddy Chayefsky → notableWork → Altered States ⓘ
William Hurt → notableWork → Altered States ⓘ
The Science of Things → hasPart → Altered States ⓘ
Blair Brown → notableWork → Altered States ⓘ
Daniel Melnick → notableWork → Altered States ⓘ
Dick Smith → notableWork → Altered States ⓘ
Dick Smith → workedOn → Altered States ⓘ
novel "Altered States" → adaptedAs → Altered States ⓘ
subject surface form: Altered States
this entity surface form: Altered States (film)
novel "Altered States" → basedOn → Altered States ⓘ
subject surface form: Altered States (film)
novel "Altered States" → hasAdaptation → Altered States ⓘ
subject surface form: Altered States
this entity surface form: Altered States (film)