High Anxiety

Dec 25, 1977

1h 34m

★ 6.5

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Crossbow Productions

20th Century Fox

High Anxiety Trailers

Cast

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke

Mel Brooks

Victoria Brisbane

Madeline Kahn

Nurse Charlotte Diesel

Cloris Leachman

Dr. Charles Montague

Harvey Korman

Brophy

Ron Carey

Professor Lilloman

Howard Morris

Dr. Philip Wentworth

Dick Van Patten

The Desk Clerk

Jack Riley

Cocker Spaniel

Charlie Callas

Zachary Cartwright III

Ron Clark

'Braces' - Killer

Rudy De Luca

Dennis - Bellboy

Barry Levinson

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