High Anxiety
Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!
1977 | 94m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Mel Brooks |
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| Writer: | Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, Barry Levinson, Ron Clark |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1977 |
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| Director: | Mel Brooks |
| Writer: | Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, Barry Levinson, Ron Clark |
| Genres: | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | industrialist, vertigo, hitman, lighthouse, satire, spoof, bird droppings |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Crossbow Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $31,063,038
Budget: $4,015,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mel Brooks | Director, Songs, Writer |
| John Morris | Orchestrator, Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Rudy De Luca | Writer |
| Barry Levinson | Writer |
| Jonathan Sanger | Assistant Director |
| Mark Johnson | Second Assistant Director |
| Alan Ladd Jr. | Presenter |
| Paul Lohmann | Director of Photography |
| John C. Howard | Editor |
| Peter Wooley | Production Design |
| Ron Clark | Writer |
| Richard D. Kent | Set Decoration |
| Anne MacCauley | Set Decoration |
| Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Sugar Blymyer | Hairdresser |
| Terry Miles | Makeup Artist |
| Linda Trainoff | Hairdresser |
| Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Ernest B. Wehmeyer | Production Manager |
| David Sosna | Second Assistant Director |
| Bill MacSems | Property Master |
| Edward Richardson | Assistant Art Director |
| Hendrik Wynands | Construction Coordinator |
| Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack | Painter |
| Benjamin Resella | Scenic Artist |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | Production Sound Mixer |
| Michael Galloway | Sound Recordist |
| William Hartman | Sound Effects |
| Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Sperber | Sound Effects |
| Raul A. Bruce | Boom Operator |
| Jack Monroe | Special Effects |
| Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| Henry Schoessler | Matte Painter |
| Jerry Brutsche | Stunts |
| Marion Ball Jr. | Grip |
| Edmond L. Koons | Camera Operator |
| Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| J. Michael Marlett | Gaffer |
| Guy Polzel | Key Grip |
| Mike Ferra | First Assistant Camera |
| Jered Green | Costumer |
| Wally Harton | Costumer |
| Nancy Martinelli | Costumer |
| Mary Scott | Assistant Editor |
| Ralph Burns | Orchestrator |
| John R. Harris | Music Editor |
| Jack Hayes | Orchestrator |
| Nathan Scott | Orchestrator |
| Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Uan Rasey | Musician |
| Louise Di Tullio | Musician |
| Marie Kenney | Script Supervisor |
| Jerry F. Johnson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Abe Glazer | Production Accountant |
| Richard 'Bongo' Mitchell | Animal Wrangler |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mel Brooks | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 920 | 920 |