High Anxiety (1977)

December 25, 1977 (US) • Comedy, Mystery, Thriller • 94m

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.

Director

Mel Brooks

Writers

Barry Levinson, Rudy De Luca, Mel Brooks, Ron Clark

Top Billed

Mel Brooks

Keywords

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Top Billed Cast

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)

Crew

Barry Levinson

Writer

Sugar Blymyer

Hairdresser

Rudy De Luca

Writer

Richard D. Kent

Set Decoration

Terry Miles

Makeup Artist

Thomas Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Mel Brooks

Writer

Anne MacCauley

Set Decoration

Patricia Norris

Costume Design

Ron Clark

Writer

Linda Trainoff

Hairdresser

John C. Howard

Editor

John Morris

Original Music Composer

Mel Brooks

Director

Mel Brooks

Producer

Paul Lohmann

Director of Photography

Peter Wooley

Production Design

Hendrik Wynands

Construction Coordinator

Abe Glazer

Production Accountant

Alan Ladd Jr.

Presenter

David Sosna

Second Assistant Director

Jered Green

Costumer

Mark Johnson

Second Assistant Director

Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack

Painter

Richard Portman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Guy Polzel

Key Grip

Ernest B. Wehmeyer

Production Manager

Henry Schoessler

Matte Painter

Jerry Brutsche

Stunts

Ralph Burns

Orchestrator

Mary Scott

Assistant Editor

Benjamin Resella

Scenic Artist

Jack Monroe

Special Effects

Albert Whitlock

Visual Effects

Gene S. Cantamessa

Production Sound Mixer

Michael Galloway

Sound Recordist

William Hartman

Sound Effects

Edmond L. Koons

Camera Operator

Mike Ferra

First Assistant Camera

Wally Harton

Costumer

Jack Hayes

Orchestrator

Edward Richardson

Assistant Art Director

Raul A. Bruce

Boom Operator

J. Michael Marlett

Gaffer

John Morris

Conductor

Uan Rasey

Musician

John R. Harris

Music Editor

John Morris

Orchestrator

Marie Kenney

Script Supervisor

Nathan Scott

Orchestrator

Elliott Marks

Still Photographer

Louise Di Tullio

Musician

Jonathan Sanger

Assistant Director

Bill MacSems

Property Master

Richard Sperber

Sound Effects

Dan Wallin

Scoring Mixer

Richard 'Bongo' Mitchell

Animal Wrangler

Marion Ball Jr.

Grip

Nancy Martinelli

Costumer

Jerry F. Johnson

Transportation Coordinator

Mel Brooks

Songs

Reviews

No reviews available.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$4,015,000

Revenue

$31,063,038

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High Anxiety (1977)

Barry Levinson, Rudy De Luca, Mel Brooks, Ron Clark

Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

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Reviews

Recommended Movies

John Wick: Chapter 4

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Equalizer

The Accountant²

Status

Original Language

Budget

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