The Fifth Floor
The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.
1978 | 90m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Howard Avedis |
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| Writer: | Marlene Schmidt, Howard Avedis, Meyer Dolinsky |
| Staring: |
| A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory orderly. The problem is, she's still sane! | |
| Release Date: | Nov 15, 1978 |
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| Director: | Howard Avedis |
| Writer: | Marlene Schmidt, Howard Avedis, Meyer Dolinsky |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | rape, sexual abuse, based on true story, mental institution, electroconvulsive therapy |
| Production Companies | Hickmar Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bo Hopkins | Carl |
| Dianne Hull | Kelly McIntyre |
| Patti D'Arbanville | Cathy |
| Sharon Farrell | Melanie |
| Robert Englund | Benny |
| Anthony James | Derrick |
| Julie Adams | Nurse Hannelord |
| Mel Ferrer | Dr. Sidney Coleman |
| John David Carson | Ronnie Denton |
| Earl Boen | Phil |
| Alice Nunn | Emma |
| Howard Avedis | Occupational Therapist |
| Michael Berryman | Mental Patient |
| Milt Kogan | Dr. Shaw |
| Marlene Schmidt | Night Nurse |
| Tracey Walter | Mental Patient |
| Betty Kean | Sophy |
| Cathey Paine | Lois |
| Udana Power | Nurse Whelan |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Deputy Sheriff |
| Chuck Boyd | Douglas Crawford |
| Bob Herron | Sheriff |
| M.G. Kelly | Hal |
| Barbara Ellen Lyle | Francine |
| Marie Marq | Jinny |
| Suzanne Niles | Doreen |
| Grant Owens | Jerry |
| Marlene Schmidt | Night Nurse |
| Lee Stein | Lou |
| Bruce Stidham | Dr. Morgan |
| Duane Tucker | Psych Tech |
| Maggie Appel | Mental Patient |
| Mary Ellen O'Neill | Mental Patient |
| Alan Sands | Mental Patient |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Jennifer Stace | Choreographer |
| Marlene Schmidt | Story |
| Daniel Pearl | Director of Photography |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| James Winburn | Stunts |
| Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
| Donna Tollefson | Dialogue Coach |
| Jack Freiburg | Location Manager |
| Howard Avedis | Story, Director |
| Meyer Dolinsky | Screenplay |
| Stanford C. Allen | Editor |
| Chuck Seaton | Art Direction |
| Pamela Peitzman | Makeup Artist |
| Stephen Bedell | Music Supervisor |
| Dan Carlin Sr. | Music Editor |
| Peter Horak | Stunt Coordinator |
| Hubie Kerns Jr. | Stunts |
| John O'Conner White | Stunts |
| Leslie Hoffman | Stunts |
| Michael Bennett | First Assistant Director |
| Alice West | Second Assistant Director |
| Ron Lavery | Focus Puller |
| Vincent Baldino | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jim Bogard | Gaffer |
| J. Michael Popovich | Key Grip |
| Josh Rich | Grip |
| Dick Damon | Sound Mixer |
| Robert Birchall | Boom Operator |
| Anne Warner | Script Supervisor |
| Carol Ann DiGiuseppe | Assistant Editor |
| Dennis Malat | Still Photographer |
| Kathy Kinder | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Kathy Frappier | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Esmeralda Tafurt | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Pamela Sandford | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Jack Hooper | Negative Cutter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marlene Schmidt | Executive Producer |
| Howard Avedis | Producer |
| Bill Kawata | Associate Producer |
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