
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.
Cast

William Hurt
Professor Eddie Jessup

Blair Brown
Emily Jessup

Bob Balaban
Arthur Rosenberg

Charles Haid
Mason Parrish

Thaao Penghlis
Echeverria
Miguel Godreau
Primal Man

Dori Brenner
Sylvia Rosenberg

Peter Brandon
Hobart

Charles White-Eagle
The Brujo

Drew Barrymore
Margaret Jessup
Megan Jeffers
Grace Jessup

Jack Murdock
Hector Orteco

Francis X. McCarthy
Obispo
Deborah Baltzell
Schizophrenic Patient

Evan Richards
Young Rosenberg
Paul Larsson
Charlie Thomas

John Larroquette
X-Ray Technician

George Gaynes
Dr. Wissenschaft

Hap Lawrence
Endocrinology Fellow

John Walter Davis
Medical Technician
Crew

Ken Russell
Director

Paddy Chayefsky
Screenplay, Novel
Eric Jenkins
Editor
Arthur W. Forney
Assistant Editor
Thomas Penick
Assistant Editor

Jordan Cronenweth
Director of Photography
Peter Schindler
Second Assistant Director
Gary Daigler
Assistant Director
Daniel Melnick
Executive Producer
Howard Gottfried
Producer

Stuart Baird
Associate Producer
Richard Macdonald
Production Design

James Glennon
Camera Operator
Johnny E. Jensen
First Assistant Camera
Carey Jones
Second Assistant Camera
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
Jeremy Ritzer
Casting
Howard Feuer
Casting
Stephen Kolzak
Additional Casting
Joel Thurm
Additional Casting
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Darryl M. Athons
Costumer
Shanan Harrell
Costumer
Dione Taylor
Hairstylist
Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist

Rick Baker
Makeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jeff Howard
Assistant Art Director
Michael Colgan
Supervising Sound Editor
Jay Wertz
Sound Editor
Fred Stafford
Sound Editor
Colin Waddy
Sound Editor
Don Higgins
Sound Editor
Laurey Condon
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Adam Glick
Lighting Technician
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects
Larry L. Fuentes
Special Effects Assistant

Dick Smith
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Carl Fullerton
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Craig Reardon
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bran Ferren
Visual Effects Director
John Corigliano
Original Music Composer
Donald Harris
Music Editor
John M. Woodward
Transportation Coordinator
Thomas L. Roysden
Set Decoration
Roger Irvin
Construction Coordinator
Tony Dyson
Props
Morgan Renard
Still Photographer
Scott Bartlett
Technical Advisor
Carline Davis-Dyer
Script Supervisor
Sal Martorano
Electrician
Chris Strong
Electrician
Paul Pav
Location Manager
Sidney H. Greenwood
Property Master
Stan Cockerell
Assistant Property Master
Bob Rose
Key Grip
Gary H. Holt
Gaffer
David Silver
Unit Production Manager
Christopher Keene
Conductor
Lee Stitch
Production Secretary
John David Earnest
Orchestrator
Ronald C. Jacobs
Leadman
Susan Tarr
Research Assistant
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