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PlotIn 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 different levels of human consciousness, but instead is devolved into an apelike monster. Director Ken Russell helmed Altered States from a script by Paddy Chayefsky, who adapted his own novel of the same name. Unhappy with the finished product, Chayefsky had his name replaced with his pseudonym Sydney Aaron. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi Movie TypeMovie Level ThemesMovie Level TonesCreepy, Paranoid, Tense, Ominous, Chilly, Hallucinatory, Menacing DVD Features Awards- 1980--Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, John Corigliano-Nominee
- 1980--Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Les Fresholtz-Nominee
- 1980--Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Willie D. Burton-Nominee
- 1980--Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Michael Minkler-Nominee
- 1980--Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Arthur Piantadosi-Nominee
- 1980--Hollywood Foreign Press Association, William Hurt-Nominee
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