Altered States

Director: Ken Russell

Overview

"A widescreen anamorphic transfer can be found on this DVD of William Hurt's debut from the novel by Paddy Chayefsky. English and French subtitles are included. The picture is naturally colored, but a bit hazy and dark. Although the remastered Dolby Digit

Product Details

Release Date:	12/29/1998
UPC:	0085391107620
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	R
Source:	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00

Special Features

Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Interactive menus; Production notes; 5 theatrical trailers and 2 TV spots; Scene access; Languages and subtitles: English, Fran?ais

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Hurt	Eddie Jessup
Blair Brown	Emily Jessup
Bob Balaban	Arthur Rosenberg
Charles Haid	Mason Parrish
Miguel Godreau	Primal Man
Dori Brenner	Sylvia Rosenberg
Peter Brandon	Hobart
Charles White Eagle	The Brujo
Drew Barrymore	Margaret Jessup
Megan Jeffers	Grace Jessup
Thaao Penghlis	Eccheverfia
Jack Murdock	Hector Orteco
Evan Richards	Young Rosenberg
Hap Lawrence	Endocrinology Fellow
John Davis	Medical Technician
Cynthia Burr	Parrish's Girl
Susan Bredhoff	Eccheverria's Girl
John Larroquette	X-Ray Technician
George Gaynes	Dr. Wissenschaft
Ora Rubinstein	Young Medical Student
Paul Larsson	Charlie Thomas
John Corigliano	Composer

Technical Credits

Paddy Chayefsky

Sidney Aaron

Bran Ferren	Special Effects
Willie D. Burton	Sound Mixer
Howard Gottfried	Producer
Daniel Melnick	Executive Producer
Dick Smith	Special Effects
Paddy Chayefsky	Screenwriter
Chuck Gaspar	Special Effects
Sidney Aaron	Screenwriter
Jeremy Ritzer	Casting
Larry Fuentes	Special Effects
Howard Feuer	Casting
James Arnett	Stunts
Stephen Katz	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 -- WIDESCREEN
0. Jump to a Scene
1. Trying the tank. [2:14]
2. Credits. [1:30]
3. Where will we be going? [2:50]
4. Two whiz kids. [2:28]
5. Fascinating bastard. [4:00]
6. Dream on fire. [1:55]
7. Hearts touched and untouched. [3:59]
8. Unafraid of solitary pain. [4:37]
9. Ourselves and nothing but. [1:46]
10. His unborn soul. [2:45]
11. The ritual. [2:26]
12. Straight for the brain. [6:21]
13. New tank for dumb experiments. [5:35]
14. No longer observing [3:44]
15. Before I reconstitue. [3:15]
16. X-rays - of a gorilla. [3:27]
17. Transformation! [3:30]
18. A small quantum jump. [5:00]
19. Out of the tank. [3:13]
20. Animal loose. [4:32]
21. Visiting the zoo. [3:53]
22. Supremely satisfying. [3:46]
23. What the hell was that? [3:53]
24. Altered state observed. [3:04]
25. Through the primordial void. [5:59]
26. Ravished by truth. [3:03]
27. Afterglow of a breakthrough. [2:12]
28. Now real to Eddie. [2:18]
29. The final fight back. [1:31]
30. "I love you, Emily." [:44]
31. End Credits. [2:59]
Side #2 -- FULLSCREEN
0. Jump to a Scene
1. Trying the tank. [2:14]
2. Credits. [1:30]
3. Where will we be going? [2:50]
4. Two whiz kids. [2:28]
5. Fascinating bastard. [4:00]
6. Dream on fire. [1:55]
7. Hearts touched and untouched. [3:59]
8. Unafraid of solitary pain. [4:37]
9. Ourselves and nothing but. [1:46]
10. His unborn soul. [2:45]
11. The ritual. [2:26]
12. Straight for the brain. [6:21]
13. New tank for dumb experiments. [5:35]
14. No longer observing [3:44]
15. Before I reconstitue. [3:15]
16. X-rays - of a gorilla. [3:27]
17. Transformation! [3:30]
18. A small quantum jump. [5:00]
19. Out of the tank. [3:13]
20. Animal loose. [4:32]
21. Visiting the zoo. [3:53]
22. Supremely satisfying. [3:46]
23. What the hell was that? [3:53]
24. Altered state observed. [3:04]
25. Through the primordial void. [5:59]
26. Ravished by truth. [3:03]
27. Afterglow of a breakthrough. [2:12]
28. Now real to Eddie. [2:18]
29. The final fight back. [1:31]
30. "I love you, Emily." [:44]
31. End Credits. [2:59]

Menu

Side #1 -- WIDESCREEN
Special Features
Cast & Crew
William Hurt
Blair Brown
Bob Balaban
Charles Haid
Paddy Shayefsky
Ken Russell
The Isolation Tank
TV Spots
The Most Dangerous Expirment
Float Naked
Theatrical Trailer
Behind the Scenes
Select Languages
Reel Recommendations
Movie Projector
Blade Runner
Contact
Outbreak
Outland
Actor
Genre
Side #2 -- FULLSCREEN
Special Features
Cast & Crew
William Hurt
Blair Brown
Bob Balaban
Charles Haid
Paddy Shayefsky
Ken Russell
The Isolation Tank
TV Spots
The Most Dangerous Expirment
Float Naked
Theatrical Trailer
Behind the Scenes
Select Languages
Reel Recommendations
Movie Projector
Blade Runner
Contact
Outbreak
Outland
Actor
Genre

Editorial Reviews

British director Ken Russell has long been known for his bizarre, hallucinatory imagery, which he puts to good use in a visually stunning adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's science-fiction novel. William Hurt plays a college professor whose experiments with hallucinogenic drugs and "race memory" turn him into an apelike caveman and other strange beasts. Blair Brown, Drew Barrymore, and John Larroquette are among the cast, but everything takes a back seat to Russell's trippy visuals and Dick Smith's outstanding makeup effects. Chayefsky hated the results so much that he had his screenplay credit changed to "Sidney Aaron," and the film admittedly veers into silliness several times, so if you're looking for thoughtful speculative fiction, look elsewhere. If you are satisfied by imaginative, good-looking eye candy, however, you'll find Altered States a lot of fun.