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A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from Native American shamans, he explores these altered states of cognizance and finds that memory, time, and reality itself are states of mind.
Theatrical
Dec 25, 1980
Box Office
$19.9M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
1.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 17, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
See all →The Perils of Self-Experimentation in Science
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In the basement of a university medical school Dr. Jessup floats naked in total darkness. The most terrifying experiment in the history of science is out of control... and the subject is himself.
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Inhuman Cries for Help
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When he heard his cry for help it wasn't human.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →W
William Hurt
Professor Eddie Jessup
B
Blair Brown
Emily Jessup
B
Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg
C
Charles Haid
Mason Parrish
T
Thaao Penghlis
Echeverria
D
Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg
P
Peter Brandon
Hobart
C
Charles White-Eagle
The Brujo
D
Drew Barrymore
Margaret Jessup
J
Jack Murdock
Hector Orteco
F
Francis X. McCarthy
Obispo
D
Deborah Baltzell
Schizophrenic Patient
E
Evan Richards
Young Rosenberg
P
Paul Larsson
Charlie Thomas
J
John Larroquette
X-Ray Technician
G
George Gaynes
Dr. Wissenschaft
H
Hap Lawrence
Endocrinology Fellow
J
John Walter Davis
Medical Technician
C
Cynthia Burr
Parrish's Girl
S
Susan Bredhoff
Eccheverria's Girl
