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Podcast: Doom Generation
Episode: Altered States (1980): "Relax, you only turned into two things dude."
Description: Semi respected scientist and fascinating bastard, Edward Jessup (William Hurt) embarks on a study into schizophrenia using isolation tanks and eventually psychedelics with the help of his cohorts Drs, Rosenberg (Bob Balaban) and Parrish (Charles Haid). His studies are put on the back burner when he meets anthropologist, Emily (Blair Brown). They eventually marry, have a couple kids, and decide to split. Eddie takes the opportunity to go trip balls with the Hinchi tribe in Mexico with his guide, Eccheverria (Thaao Penghlis) and decides that if he uses the drugs and the tanks in conjunction he can break through...