High Anxiety

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

Dec 25 1977 PG 1h 34m
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca

Directed by

Mel Brooks

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, Crossbow Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
24,511
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA