Movie
High Anxiety
1977PG1h 34m6.4 / 10
Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!
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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Synopsis
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.
More about High Anxiety
Cast
Mel BrooksDr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Madeline KahnVictoria Brisbane
Cloris LeachmanNurse Charlotte Diesel
Harvey KormanDr. Charles Montague
Ron CareyBrophy
Howard MorrisProfessor Lilloman
Dick Van PattenDr. Philip Wentworth
Jack RileyThe Desk ClerkCredits
- Directed by
- Mel Brooks
- Written by
- Barry Levinson, Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4M
- Box office
- $31.1M
Production
- Crossbow ProductionsUnited States
20th Century FoxUnited States
Themes
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