A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Release:
December 1980
Production:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast:
William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis, Miguel Godreau, Dori Brenner, Peter Brandon, Charles White-Eagle, Drew Barrymore, Megan Jeffers, Jack Murdock, Francis X. McCarthy, Deborah Baltzell, Evan Richards, Paul Larsson, John Larroquette, George Gaynes, Hap Lawrence, John Walter Davis
Tags:
experiment, genetics, based on novel or book, ritual, subconsciousness, harvard university, psychology, surreal, drug use, magic mushroom, drug trip, university, drugs, psychedelics, metamorphosis, sensory deprivation, isolation tank, deprivation chamber, psychedelic, quest for knowledge