Altered States

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Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:basedOn novel_by_Paddy_Chayefsky
gptkbp:boxOffice $20 million
gptkbp:budget $18 million
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Dick_Bush
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact cult following
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:Ken_Russell
gptkbp:editedBy gptkb:Anthony_Gibbs
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:genre horror
science fiction
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease VHS, DVD, Blu-ray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Altered States
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
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:John_Corigliano
gptkbp:notableFeature Academy Award nomination for Best Sound
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.
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Michael_Douglas
gptkbp:releasedIn 1980
gptkbp:remake none
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Paddy_Chayefsky
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