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High Anxiety

High Anxiety

Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!

19776.51h 34m

Overview

A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.

Directed by Mel Brooks
Written by Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca
Produced by Mel Brooks
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $31.1M

Top Cast

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Victoria Brisbane

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Nurse Charlotte Diesel

Harvey Korman

Harvey Korman

Dr. Charles Montague

Ron Carey

Ron Carey

Brophy

Howard Morris

Howard Morris

Professor Lilloman

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Dr. Philip Wentworth

Jack Riley

Jack Riley

The Desk Clerk

Charlie Callas

Charlie Callas

Cocker Spaniel

R

Ron Clark

Zachary Cartwright III

Themes & Keywords

hitmanvertigolighthousesatireindustrialistspoofsatiricalbird droppings

About High Anxiety

High Anxiety is a comedy, mystery, thriller film released in 1977 exploring themes of hitman, vertigo, lighthouse, satire, industrialist, spoof. Directed by Mel Brooks, it stars Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman. A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.

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