Comedy ·Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1977 · 1h 34m

High Anxiety

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Director
Mel Brooks
Cast
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
Crew
Paul Lohmann — Director of Photography John C. Howard — Editor John Morris — Original Music Composer Mel Brooks — Writer Ron Clark — Writer Rudy De Luca — Writer
Tagline

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

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.

Trailer High Anxiety — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
hitmanvertigolighthousesatireindustrialistspoofsatiricalbird droppings
Key Collaborators
Mel Brooks Director Paul Lohmann Director of Photography John C. Howard Editor John Morris Original Music Composer Mel Brooks Writer Ron Clark Writer Rudy De Luca Writer Barry Levinson Writer Mel Brooks Producer Peter Wooley Production Design Patricia Norris Costume Design
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