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High Anxiety (1977)

PG · 1977-12-25 · 1h 34m · EN
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The Master of Comedy takes on The Master of Suspense!

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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Budget
$4M
Box office
$31.1M

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Mel BrooksMel BrooksDr. Richard H. ThorndykeMadeline KahnMadeline KahnVictoria BrisbaneCloris LeachmanCloris LeachmanNurse Charlotte DieselHarvey KormanHarvey KormanDr. Charles MontagueRon CareyRon CareyBrophyHoward MorrisHoward MorrisProfessor LillomanDick Van PattenDick Van PattenDr. Philip WentworthJack RileyJack RileyThe Desk ClerkCharlie CallasCharlie CallasCocker SpanielRon ClarkRon ClarkZachary Cartwright IIIRudy De LucaRudy De Luca'Braces' - KillerAlbert WhitlockAlbert WhitlockArthur Brisbane

Keywords

HitmanSpoofLighthouseIndustrialistHitchcockianVertigoBird droppings

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityHitman · Spoof · LighthouseDialogue densityComedyDirector preference9346Actor preference96913 · 81249 · 222556Country preferenceUs

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What is High Anxiety about?

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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High Anxiety has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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