High Anxiety (1977)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,015,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $31,063,038.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.9381 |
Directed By
Mel Brooks
Crew
Patricia Norris
Mel Brooks
Thomas Tuttle
Terry Miles
Anne MacCauley
Ron Clark
Rudy De Luca
Sugar Blymyer
Barry Levinson
Richard D. Kent
Linda Trainoff
Mel Brooks
John C. Howard
Paul Lohmann
Mel Brooks
John Morris
Peter Wooley
Hendrik Wynands
Edward Richardson
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack
Richard Portman
Raul A. Bruce
Marion Ball Jr.
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Gene S. Cantamessa
Richard Sperber
Albert Whitlock
Mike Ferra
Mark Johnson
Richard 'Bongo' Mitchell
David Sosna
Benjamin Resella
Jack Monroe
Marie Kenney
Michael Galloway
J. Michael Marlett
Nancy Martinelli
Dan Wallin
Jonathan Sanger
Bill MacSems
Ralph Burns
John Morris
Abe Glazer
Jerry F. Johnson
Guy Polzel
William Hartman
Henry Schoessler
Jerry Brutsche
Edmond L. Koons
Elliott Marks
Louise Di Tullio
Mary Scott
Uan Rasey
Jack Hayes
Nathan Scott
Jered Green
Wally Harton
John R. Harris
John Morris
Alan Ladd Jr.
Mel Brooks
TOP 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)
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