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High Anxiety
Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!
Genres
ComedyMysteryThriller
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.
Details
Budget
$4015000
Revenue
$31063038
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1977-12-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
367
Vote Average
6.443
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Charlie Callas
Cocker Spaniel
Ron Clark
Zachary Cartwright III
Rudy De Luca
'Braces' - Killer
Barry Levinson
Dennis - Bellboy
Lee Delano
Norton
Albert Whitlock
Arthur Brisbane
Billy Sands
Customer
Richard Stahl
Dr. Baxter
Robin Menken
Cocktail Waitress
Darrell Zwerling
Dr. Eckhardt
Murphy Dunne
Piano Player
Al Hopson
Man Who is Shot
Robert Ridgely
Flasher
Pearl Shear
Screaming Woman at Gate
Arnold Soboloff
Dr. Colburn
Eddie Ryder
Doctor at Convention
Sandy Helberg
Airport Attendant
Fred Franklyn
Man from Cincinnati in Piano Bar
Deborah Dawes
Stewardess
Bernie Kuby
Dr. Wilson
Ira Miller
Psychiatrist with Children
Jimmy Martinez
Waiter in Piano Bar
Beatrice Colen
Maid in Hotel
Robert Manuel
Policeman at Airport
Hunter von Leer
Policeman at Airport
John Dennis
Orderly
Frank Campanella
Bartender
Henry Kaiser
New Groom in Piano Bar
Bullets Durgom
Man in Phone Booth
Joe Bellan
Male Attendant
Mitchell Bock
Bar Patron
Jay Burton
Patient
Bryan Englund
Orderly #2
Anne Macey
Screaming Woman in Hotel
Alan U. Schwartz
Psychiatrist
David Armstrong
Club Patron (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Robert Cole
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul DeCeglie
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Club Patron (uncredited)
Michael Frost
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Club Patron (uncredited)
Allan Graf
Man Going Through Metal Detector (uncredited)
Bart Greene
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
Robert Lussier
Thorndyke's Father in Flashback (uncredited)
Norman Palmer
Club Patron (uncredited)
Arnold Roberts
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
George Simmons
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
Victor Toyota
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Club Patron (uncredited)
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