This visually stunning sci-fi story tells the tale of a young scientist called Eddie Jessup (William Hurt) who uses a sensory deprivation machine to perform ground-breaking experimentations.
In a desperate attempt to uncover a deeper truth about man's place on this world he becomes his own subject.
However his experiments into regressive states of consciousness eventually produces more physical results.
Altered States is a Film programme that first aired in 1980 and has been classified a 18 certificate.
