Altered States

Theres nothing like mind experiments to screw you up royally. Altered States tells the story of a psychology professor (William Hurt) who feels he needs to prove that the subconscious is just as real as the conscious. Well...lets just say things get a little out of hand, what with his drugs, deprivation tanks and dancing... and we are given some of the most bizarre and even scary imagery you could ask for. The film is dark, many of the dreams and hallucinations religious and sexual in nature and Hurt gives a solid performance as a guy that knows its getting out of control.