ALTERED STATES (DVD/ST&WS/5.1/TV SPOTS/TRAILERS) DVD

Altered States
In 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, All Movie Guide

Cast William Hurt as Eddie Jessup Blair Brown as Emily Jessup Bob Balaban as Arthur Rosenberg Charles Haid as Mason Parrish Drew Barrymore as Margaret Jessup Thaao Penghlis as Eccheverfia Miguel Godreau as Primal Man Dori Brenner as Sylvia Rosenberg Peter Brandon as Hobart Charles White Eagle as The Brujo Megan Jeffers as Grace Jessup Jack Murdock as Hector Orteco Frank McCarthy as Obispo Evan Richards as Young Rosenberg Hap Lawrence as Endocrinology Fellow John Walter Davis as Medical Technician Cynthia Burr as Parrish's Girl Susan Bredhoff as Eccheverria's Girl John Larroquette as X-Ray Technician

Crew Stuart Baird - Associate Producer Jeremy Ritzer - Casting Howard Feuer - Casting Ruth Myers - Costume Designer Gary Daigler - First Assistant Director Ken Russell - Director Stuart Baird - Editor Eric Jenkins - Editor Daniel Melnick - Executive Producer John Corigliano - Composer (Music Score) Dick Smith - Makeup Dick Smith - Makeup Special Effects James Glennon - Camera Operator Richard Macdonald - Production Designer Jordan S. Cronenweth - Cinematographer Howard Gottfried - Producer Thomas Roysden - Set Designer Chuck Gaspar - Special Effects Bran Ferren - Special Effects Larry Fuentes - Special Effects Stephen Katz - Sound/Sound Designer M. James Arnett - Stunts Sidney Aaron - Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky - Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky - Book Author

Altered States
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. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
 

Arthur Piantadosi: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) John Corigliano: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Score (nominated) Les Fresholtz: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Michael Minkler: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) William Hurt: Golden Globe, New Star of the Year - Male (nominated) Willie D. Burton: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional 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, Français DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 103 min   DVD Chapters: 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]