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Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness! - High Anxiety
Movie Details

Title: High Anxiety

Release Date: 25 Dec 1977

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Crossbow Productions, 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: Crossbow Productions, 20th Century Fox

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.409 (346 votes)

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
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