Altered States 4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray -The Criterion Collection

Altered States 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.United States 1980 103 minutes Color 1.85:1 English Spine #1284 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New 4K digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack • Alternate 5.1