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Dec 25, 1977 · A psychiatrist with acrophobia becomes the administrator of a mental institution full of suspicious and murderous doctors. High Anxiety is a 1977 comedy mystery thriller film directed by and starring Mel Brooks, parodying the style and themes of Alfred Hitchcock.
High Anxiety is a 1977 American satirical comedy film produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also plays the lead. This is Brooks' first film as a producer and first speaking lead role (his first lead role was in Silent Movie ).
High Anxiety is Mel Brooks' renowned spoof of over ten Alfred Hitchcock classics, including Psycho, Vertigo, and The Birds. After a Harvard psychiatrist (Brooks) takes over the Psycho-Neurotic ...
75% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 67% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Just after becoming the director of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous, Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke (Mel Brooks) is...
Overview. 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.
Purchase High Anxiety on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman join writer-director-co-star comedy genius Mel Brooks in this hilarious homage to Hitchcock.
A comedy film by Mel Brooks that parodies Alfred Hitchcock's style and films. A psychiatrist with acrophobia becomes the new director of a mental institution and faces murderous plots and schemes.
