High Anxiety
1977 · Movie · PG · 94 min · ★ 6.4 · 64% critics
A psychiatrist with intense fear of heights takes a job at a mental institution where the doctors seem even more unhinged than the patients. As he starts uncovering disturbing secrets, the situation turns deadly, forcing him to navigate suspense, confusion, and escalating danger.
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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (399 votes)
- Box office
- $31,063,038
- Budget
- $3,400,000
About
If you enjoy classic Hitchcock-style suspense turned into tongue-in-cheek comedy, High Anxiety should hit the mark; Not for you if you want nonstop laughs or a consistently tight, effortlessly funny pacing like Young Frankenstein or Blazing Saddles.
Pros: sharp parody spirit; many laughs; memorable villains | Cons: uneven humor; lengthy plot; some weak gags
Themes
- hitman
- vertigo
- lighthouse
- satire
- industrialist
- spoof
- satirical
- bird droppings
Cast & crew
Mel Brooks
as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Madeline Kahn
as Victoria Brisbane
Cloris Leachman
as Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Harvey Korman
as Dr. Charles Montague
Ron Carey
as Brophy
Howard Morris
as Professor Lilloman
Dick Van Patten
as Dr. Philip Wentworth
Jack Riley
as The Desk Clerk
Charlie Callas
as Cocker Spaniel
- RC
Ron Clark
as Zachary Cartwright III
Directed by Mel Brooks