In this outrageous homage to Hitchcock thrillers, Mel Brooks plays renowned Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Richard Thorndyke, a nut-job with a paralyzing fear of heights, who's just become head of the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very Very Nervous. After the jittery doc learns that his predecessor died under suspicious circumstances, he looks for help from his resentful associate (Harvey Korman) and his evil head nurse (Cloris Leachman) -- who, not surprisingly, offer no help. To make matters worse, events take a murderous turn, andThorndyke is accused of the crime. Co-starring Madeline Kahn, 'High Anxiety' is considered one of Brooks' best.
Production Year:
1977
Released:
Tue, 04/04/2006
Run Time Minutes:
94
Genres:
Comedy
Genres:
Suspense/Thriller
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
2-Channel Stereo
Actors:
Mel Brooks - Richard H. Thorndyke
Actors:
Madeline Kahn - Victoria Brisbane
Actors:
Cloris Leachman - Nurse Diesel
Actors:
Harvey Korman - Dr. Charles Montague
Actors:
Ron Carey - Brophy
Actors:
Howard Morris - Professor Lilloman
Actors:
Dick Van Patten - Dr. Wentworth
Actors:
Jack Riley - The Desk Clerk
Actors:
Charlie Callas - Cocker Spaniel
Actors:
Ron Clark - Zachary Cartwright
Actors:
Rudy DeLuca - Killer
Actors:
Barry Levinson - Bellboy
Actors:
Lee Delano - Norton
Actors:
Richard Stahl - Dr. Baxter
Actors:
Darrell Zwerling - Dr. Eckhardt
Actors:
Murphy Dunne - Piano Player
Actors:
Al Hopson - Man Who is Shot
Actors:
Robert Ridgely - Flasher
Actors:
Albert J. Whitlock - Arthur Brisbane
Actors:
Pearl Shear - Screaming Woman at Gate
Actors:
Arnold Soboloff - Dr. Colburn
Actors:
Eddie Ryder - Doctor at Convention
Actors:
Sandy Helberg - Airport Attendant
Actors:
Fredric Franklyn - Man
Actors:
Deborah Dawes - Stewardess
Actors:
Bernie Kuby - Dr. Wilson
Actors:
Billy Sands - Customer
Actors:
Ira Miller - Psychiatrist with Children
Actors:
Jimmy Martinez - Waiter
Actors:
Beatrice Colen - Maid
Actors:
Robert Manuel - Policeman at Airport
Actors:
Hunter von Leer - Policeman at Airport
Actors:
John Dennis - Orderly
Actors:
Robin Menken - Cocktail Waitress
Actors:
Frank Campanella - Bartender
Actors:
Henry Kaiser - New Groom
Actors:
Bullets Durgom - Man in Phone Booth
Actors:
Joe Bellan - Male Attendant
Actors:
Mitchell Bock - Bar Patron
Actors:
Jay Burton - Patient
Actors:
Bryan Englund - Orderly #2
Actors:
Anne Macey - Screaming Woman
Actors:
Alan U. Schwartz - Psychiatrist