Altered States

Altered States1980

Director: Ken Russell
Stars: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 102 minutes

Since mankind's beginning, and in every civilization, human beings have found ways to alter their consciousness in search of something "greater" than everyday reality. To this end, we have indulged in and experimented with all manner of frightening,… more »



Eddie Jessup:
Emily's quite content to go on with this life. She insists she's in love with me - whatever that is. What she means is she prefers the senseless pain we inflict on each other to the pain we would otherwise inflict on ourselves. But I'm not afraid of that solitary pain. In fact, if I don't strip myself of all this clatter and clutter and ridiculous ritual, I shall go out of my f***ing mind. Does that answer your question, Arthur?

Arthur Rosenberg:
What question was that?

Eddie Jessup:
You asked me why I was getting divorced.

Arthur Rosenberg:
Oh, listen, it's your life. I'm sorry I even asked.

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