High Anxiety
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Mel Brooks
- Madeline Kahn
- Cloris Leachman
- Harvey Korman
- Ron Carey
- Howard Morris
- Dick Van Patten
- Jack Riley
- Charlie Callas
- Ron Clark
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- Sep 21, 2021
Had high anxiety waiting 45 minutes for Madeline Kahn to finally show up as the Hitchcock blonde and then proceed to completely steal the show.
Quint75Sep 23, 2022Undoubtedly one of Mel Brooks' weaker efforts, but one that has always piqued my interest. I think a lot of it is because I grew up seeing clips of the film on TCM all the time, so in many ways, this is the most ingrained of all the director's films on my mind. Still,…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineFeb 14, 2018"High Anxiety" represents to me the moment when Mel Brooks started to "lose it" in a sense. Whilst it's a nice tribute to the films and style of Alfred Hitchcock, satirising a handful of his classic films such as "Vertigo," "The Birds," and "Psycho," It doesn't have the…
Ben Hibburd - Dec 7, 2024
"What a dramatic airport!" Dr. Richard Thorndyke (Mel Brooks) arrives in Los Angeles to take over the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous, after its previous director died under mysterious circumstances. Thorndyke is greeted by a hostile staff, and while…
DanielMar 2, 201957 "If you're late, no fruit cup."
SilentDawnAug 24, 2023madeline kahn… one of the wonders of the world.
spap1 - Feb 1, 2026
I love Mel Brooks the writer, the director, the producer, the composer, the lyricist, the talk show guest, the wacky supporting player. I am not the biggest fan of Mel Brooks the leading man, and I think that’s my main issue with High Anxiety. It’s hard not contemplate…
Matt SingerDec 1, 2023“I got it , I got it… I don’t got it." This movie on paper sounds enjoyable but I found myself blaise about most of these jokes not that there wasn’t some good performances and I did like the line of professor littleoldman but most of this material didn’t feel Hitchcock…
pirateneckbeardMar 30, 2013Not a great Mel Brooks movie, but perhaps the finest compilation of bad combovers in the history of cinema. Plus two or three really funny setpieces (Brooks vs. the bird crap in particular). So a mixed but not completely worthless bag.
Matt Singer
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Emma lovedHigh AnxietyI love these crazy cunty coco characters I was hooting and tooting
Jojo likedHigh Anxiety“The celery’s not for dope it’s for dip!” Wow I can tell this started a lot of famous comedy tropes and I love it. The hilarious fourth wall breaks and camera angles, the gags and references were all cleverly done. Mel brooks was great. High anxiety you win! 8/10 🏥
Arsal likedHigh AnxietyThe Hitchcock homage is clear and playful, and while it’s not his funniest work, the performances and absurdity carry it well. Worth a revisit for classic comedy fans.
- Strange Girl likedHigh Anxiety
Super silly. I loved the homage to Hitchcock films. The acting was a bit bad but it played it off well for this type of movie. (5-16-26)
MovieDaddy likedHigh AnxietyBrooks does Hitchcock. How can you not love it?
lainey likedHigh Anxietyvery good one of my favorites
- Stew is "meh" onHigh Anxiety
Meh sums it up for me
chris likedHigh Anxiety6.5/10 😃
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Metacritic
Anxiety is nearly as obsessive in recreating Alfred Hitchcock's visual style as Gus Van Sant's Psycho was, but to much greater effect.
Nathan Rabin
The A.V. Club
One of the problems with Mel Brooks's High Anxiety is that it picks a tricky target: It's a spoof of the work of Alfred Hitchcock, but Hitchcock's films are often funny themselves. And satire works best when its target is self-important.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
As with all great spoofers, you can feel the love the director has for Hitchcock, the thoroughness of his jokes vouches for that and the entire plot is loosely based on Spellbound. Perhaps, he was too devoted, the film lacks daring, it’s soft, Hitch would have sneered at such weakness.
Ian Nathan
Empire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is High Anxiety (1977) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is High Anxiety (1977)?
The movie is 1hr 34min long.
What's High Anxiety (1977) about?
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.
Who's the cast of High Anxiety (1977)?
- Mel Brooks as Richard H. Thorndyke
- Madeline Kahn as Victoria Brisbane
- Cloris Leachman as Nurse Diesel
- Harvey Korman as Dr. Charles Montague
- Ron Carey as Brophy
- Howard Morris as Professor Lilloman
- Dick Van Patten as Dr. Wentworth
- Jack Riley as The Desk Clerk
- Charlie Callas as Cocker Spaniel
- Ron Clark as Zachary Cartwright
Who's the director behind High Anxiety (1977)?
Mel Brooks directed High Anxiety (1977).
Who produced High Anxiety (1977)?
Mel Brooks produced High Anxiety (1977).
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