
The Film: 'Altered States' (1980), Dir. Ken Russell
Starring: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban and Charles Haid.
Why I Haven't Seen It Until Now: There's a funny story behind this one. For years, I thought 'Altered States' was directed by David Cronenberg and vowed that I'd get to it when I finally got the opportunity to dive into his filmography. And then I did. And then I realized 'Altered States' was directed by Ken Russell. And then I felt really stupid. And here we are. Okay, that's not a funny story, but you get the point.

Altered States
Respected scientist and psychology professor Edward Jessup (William Hurt) decides to combine his experiments... Read More