Properties (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
film
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gptkbp:basedOn |
novel_by_Paddy_Chayefsky
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gptkbp:boxOffice |
$20 million
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gptkbp:budget |
$18 million
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gptkbp:cinematographyBy |
gptkb:Dick_Bush
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gptkbp:criticalReception |
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
cult following
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gptkbp:directedBy |
gptkb:Ken_Russell
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gptkbp:editedBy |
gptkb:Anthony_Gibbs
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gptkbp:filmingLocation |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Harvard_University |
gptkbp:genre |
horror
science fiction |
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease |
VHS, DVD, Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Altered States
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
psychology
neuroscience altered states of consciousness psychedelic experiences scientific research on the mind Eastern_philosophy the_works_of_Alan_Watts the_works_of_Aldous_Huxley the_works_of_Carl_Jung the_works_of_John_Lilly the_works_of_Richard_Alpert the_works_of_Sigmund_Freud the_works_of_Stanislav_Grof the_works_of_Terence_McKenna the_works_of_Timothy_Leary |
gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:musicBy |
gptkb:John_Corigliano
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
Academy Award nomination for Best Sound
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gptkbp:notableQuote |
"What is reality?"
"I am not a man, I am a god!" "I want to know what it feels like to be a different person." |
gptkbp:plot |
A scientist conducts experiments on himself using a sensory deprivation tank.
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gptkbp:producedBy |
gptkb:Michael_Douglas
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gptkbp:releasedIn |
1980
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gptkbp:remake |
none
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gptkbp:screenplayBy |
gptkb:Paddy_Chayefsky
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gptkbp:sideEffect |
John Dykstra
practical effects |
gptkbp:soundtrack |
released on CD
released digitally released on vinyl |
gptkbp:starring |
gptkb:Charles_Haid
gptkb:William_Hurt gptkb:Bob_Balaban gptkb:Blair_Brown |
gptkbp:theme |
identity
the nature of reality human consciousness science vs. spirituality |