Altered States

1980 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 39,967 VOTES · DIR. Ken Russell

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 937 lines

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00:01:46 The tank itself...
00:06:02 There are some good people in the field: Tart, Ornstein and Deikman...
00:08:14 Where?
00:10:55 ...not since I was 16.
00:15:57 You know, of course, I'm supposed to be at least a little bit nuts.
00:19:18 Hey, Mason, be careful.
00:21:24 She and the kids are moving to Cambridge.
00:23:33 Why don't I call Eccheverria and we'll all go out and have some dinner?
00:26:04 ...atropine, scopolamine.
00:37:05 This whole hideous business is just a joke...
00:39:45 ...and works in the nucleus of the cell and you don't call that dangerous?
00:41:33 ...and every instinct I have tells me I'm onto something hot here...
00:44:05 Utter tranquility, but alive.
00:47:55 What does he say?
00:50:36 ...bit his lip while convulsing and is postictally aphasic.
00:52:58 This guy is a fucking gorilla!
00:58:24 He's been trying to get you to go for a complete workup...
01:00:26 Don't patronize me! It's just possible I'm not mad, you know!
01:05:35 Now, watch your step. He's a pretty good-sized ape.
01:16:22 I had to go down to the security office.
01:19:45 ...till we understand it more to minimize the risk.
01:23:25 Now, because I believe him, I want this thing stopped!
01:33:33 I can't help it! You may want to go to sleep...
01:36:53 It is nothing.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed937
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:01:46
Final line01:36:53

Production Record

DirectorKen Russell
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue$19,853,892
IMDb votes39,967