‘Altered States’ 4K Joins The Criterion Collection

   October 20, 2025  Posted in Film News
Altered States (1980)
Altered States (1980)

Ken Russell’s 1980 sensory head trip Altered States arrives in a 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition from The Criterion Collection, featuring a new 4K digital restoration with 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio and an alternate 5.1 mix. William Hurt stars as researcher Eddie Jessup, whose self-experiments plunge him from humankind’s primordial past to the outer limits of consciousness.

Altered States (1980) - The Criterion Collection

Film Info

Country: United States
Year: 1980
Runtime: 103 minutes
Color | 1.85:1 | English
Spine: #1284

Special Features

4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition features:

  • New 4K digital restoration with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • New audio commentary featuring film historian Samm Deighan
  • Archival interviews with director Ken Russell and actor William Hurt
  • New interview with special-visual-effects designer Bran Ferren
  • Trailer
  • English SDH subtitles
  • Plus: an essay by film critic Jessica Kiang; new cover by Richey Beckett

Release Date

The Criterion edition of Altered States releases on October 21, 2025 and can be pre-ordered here.

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