High Anxiety (1977)

High Anxiety (1977) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Mel Brooks

Written By:
Mel Brooks
Ron Clark

Actors:
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 ..... Desk Clerk at Hyatt Regency
Charlie Callas ..... Cocker Spaniel
Ron Clark ..... Zachary Cartwright III
Rudy De Luca ..... Braces (as Rudy DeLuca)
Barry Levinson ..... Dennis the Bellboy
Lee Delano ..... Norton
Richard Stahl ..... Dr. Baxter
Darrell Zwerling ..... Dr. Eckhardt

Synopsis:

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 Institute for the Very, Very Nervous, he realizes his predecessor died under suspicious circumstances. When events take a murderous turn, he is accused of the crime and left with a full blown case of 'High Anxiety.' Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman co-star in this hilarious parody.

This is Mel Brooks' spoof of over ten Alfred Hitchcock classics, including Psycho, Vertigo, and The Birds (Brooks actually used the bird trainer from that classic suspense movie in making his film). Brooks plays Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke, a renowned Harvard psychiatrist with a concealed fear of heights, or High Anxiety. Thorndyke takes over as the newest director of the PsychoNeurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous after the last director dies under suspicious circumstances. He soon finds himself to be in the company of some very strange colleagues, including longtime Brooks collaborators Cloris Leachman and Harvey Korman, with Madeline Kahn as Victoria Brisbane, the eccentric daughter of a patient at the institute and Thorndyke's love interest. Korman takes on the role of Dr. Charles Montague, a psychiatrist with a closeted habit of his own. Leachman plays Charlotte Diesel, a charge nurse with a dark sneer and tendency towards domination. As Thorndyke heads to a psychiatry conference, he is faced with saving the Institute, his reputation, and his own sanity. Although the film was not well-received by critics, it picked up a 1978 Golden Globe nomination for best picture (musical or comedy) and landed Brooks a nomination for best actor. The movie has a number of cameos, from a young Barry Levinson's spot as an unstable bellboy to a small part by Hitchcock's right-hand special effects man, Albert J. Whitlock, who plays Kahn's father.

Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, 'high anxiety,' in order to clear his name. An homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock; contains many parodies of famous Hitchcock scenes from THE BIRDS, PSYCHO, and VERTIGO.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 06 March, 2021.