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.

Product details

Actor	William Hurt, Bob Balaban, Blair Brown, Charles Haid, Drew Barrymore
Director	Ken Russell
Label	WARNER BROTHERS

Languages	English
Content	Blu-ray
FSK / age rating	from age 18
Publication date	10.07.2017
Genre	Horror Science fiction Thriller

Audio	English (Dolby Digital)
Screen	16/9
Year of production	1980
Original title	Altered States
Version	UK Version
Region code	B

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Zone free

Written on 11. July 2012 by Séb.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Based on the review on blu-ray dot com, this is a zone free blu ray.
So, it's not only Zone A.
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Written on 20. October 2008 by MushroomEater.

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finde diesen film recht gut wenn man bedenkt das er aus dem jahr 80' ist, die story finde ich genial und ich wär sehr gespannt auf einen ähnlichen film einfach neuer produziert denn mit der heutigen technick würde sich ein solcher trip sehr schön gestalten lassen

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Surreal und erschreckend - typisch Ken Russel

Written on 03. August 2024 by Butterfly.

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Surrealer absolut starker Schocker aus den 80ern und einer meiner Lieblingsfilme. Das experimentieren mit Drogen war und ist für den Menschen schon immer etwas, was ihn in seinen Bann zog. Ken Russel übertreibt es zwar etwas, doch die Story ist spannend gemacht mit erschreckenden Spezialeffekten.
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Written on 31. May 2009 by jo day.

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Terminator, Blade Runner, Mad Max 2, The Fly, First Blood, Der dunkle Kristall, Hellraiser, Legende, Tron und.. glaubts oder nicht: Altered States.

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