High Anxiety

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

1977 1h 34m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 419

ComedyMysteryThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Mel Brooks
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Madeline Kahn
Victoria Brisbane
Cloris Leachman
Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Harvey Korman
Dr. Charles Montague
Ron Carey
Brophy
Howard Morris
Professor Lilloman
Dick Van Patten
Dr. Philip Wentworth
Jack Riley
The Desk Clerk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mel Brooks
Writers: Barry Levinson, Rudy De Luca, Mel Brooks
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.7× over at the box office.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mel Brooks, shot by Paul Lohmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Morris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John C. Howard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mel Brooks and Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mel Brooks directs. Paul Lohmann behind the camera. John Morris scores. John C. Howard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 7.7× over at the box office.
349 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Mel Brooks, shot by Paul Lohmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Morris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John C. Howard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mel Brooks and Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!".
9IMDB entry: tt0076141 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "hitman", "vertigo", "lighthouse", "satire".