#1284: RUSSELL, Ken: Altered States (1980)
RUSSELL, Ken (United States)
Altered States [1980]
Spine #1284
Blu-ray
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.
103 minutes
2.0 Surround
Color
1:85:1
1:85:1
Criterion Release 2025
Director/Writer
Ken Russell was 53 when he directed Altered States.
Written for the screen by Sidney Aaron (Paddy Chayefsky).
From the novel Altered States by Chayefsky.
The Film
The Extras
The Booklet
Commentary
Video tribute
Documentary 1
Documentary 2
Documentary 3
Controversial altered ending
Theatrical trailer
The Booklet
Commentary
Video tribute
Documentary 1
Documentary 2
Documentary 3
Controversial altered ending
Theatrical trailer
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