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High Anxiety (1977)  link to High Anxiety on IMDb  

Number: 1038

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IMDb Rating:
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6.7/10 (16.6K votes)

Country: United States, 94 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Comedy

Director(s): Mel Brooks

Storyline:
Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name. An homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock; contains many parodies of famous Hitchcock scenes from THE BIRDS, PSYCHO, and VERTIGO.

Cast:

Mel Brooks Richard H. Thorndyke
Madeline Kahn Victoria Brisbane
Cloris Leachman Nurse Diesel
Harvey Korman Dr. Charles Montague
Ron Carey Brophy

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 7 Slot 32

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1