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Summary:
In this 1980 sci-fi horror film, William Hurt plays Eddie Jessup, a scientist obsessed with discovering mankind's true role in the universe. To this end, he submits himself to a series of mind-expanding experiments. By enclosing himself in a sensory-deprivation chamber and taking hallucinogenic drugs, Jessup hopes to explore different levels of human consciousness, but instea... Full Summary >>
Cast:
William Hurt - (Eddie Jessup)
Blair Brown - (Emily Jessup)
Bob Balaban - (Arthur Rosenberg)
Charles Haid - (Mason Parrish)
Drew Barrymore - (Margaret Jessup)
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Review:
British director Ken Russell has long been known for his bizarre, hallucinatory imagery, which he puts to good use in a visually stunning adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's science-fiction novel. William Hurt plays a college professor whose experiments with hallucinogenic drugs and "race memory" turn him into an apelike caveman and other stra... Continue >>
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