The trip to hell
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The trip to hell |
| Original title | Altered States |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1980 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ken Russell |
| script | Paddy Chayefsky |
| production |
Daniel Melnick Howard Gottfried |
| music | John Corigliano |
| camera | Jordan Cronenweth |
| cut | Eric Jenkins |
| occupation | |
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The Hell Trip (original title: Altered States ) is an American thriller from 1980 . The director was Ken Russell , the script was written by Paddy Chayefsky based on his own novel . The main roles were played by William Hurt , Blair Brown and Bob Balaban .
action
Scientists Eddie Jessup and Mason Parrish conduct experiments with an isolation tank . Jessup is the test subject himself; his devotion to science weighs on his marriage to his wife Emily. One day, Jessup tests the effects of drugs brought from Mexico that he takes in the isolation tank before going into the water. He transforms into a prehistoric man with primitive hunting instincts and wakes up naked in a zoo.
In one of the further experiments, Jessup transforms into a strange being; Emily barely manages to get it out of the tank. The experiments are discontinued. Nevertheless, Eddie transforms again in his own apartment the following night. Emily's presence and love allow him to return to human form.
Premieres
- USA December 25, 1980
- Germany January 22nd 1982
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "technically sophisticated" and worked "with brilliant optical effects" . He gained "surprising new aspects" from the 'classic' topic and turned them into "impressive visions" . The film is “an intelligent horror film that plays with the repressed irrational” and “ packs this into a dark genre story” .
Awards
John Corigliano was nominated for the Oscar film award in the category of Best Music , and there was another nomination for Best Sound . William Hurt was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Young Actor. The film won the Saturn Award for makeup; Ken Russell , Paddy Chayefsky and the film for Best Science Fiction Film were nominated for the Saturn Award.
Web links
- Altered in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Altered States atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- scifimoviepage.com: Altered States (engl.)
- Altered States Movie Review