High Anxiety
20th Century Fox (1977)
Comedy, Thriller
In Collection
#150
0*
Seen It:  Yes
024543167198
94 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   PG (Parental Guidance)
Mel Brooks Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Madeline Kahn Victoria Brisbane
Cloris Leachman Charlotte Diesel
Harvey Korman Dr. Charles Montague
Ron Carey Brophy
Howard Morris Professor Lilloman
Dick Van Patten Dr. Philip Wentworth
Charlie Callas Cocker Spaniel
Ron Clark Zachary Cartwright III
Director
Mel Brooks
Producer Mel Brooks
Writer Mel Brooks
Ron Clark
Musician John Morris

In 1977, Mel Brooks was riding high with the success of "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstien". Having spoofed the western and monster movie genres successfully, Brooks went after the scary thriller genre, specifically the Alfred Hitchcock scary thriller genre. To aid him, Brooks brought along some of his favorite actors-Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, and Madeline Kahn. Brooks plays Dr. Richard Thorndyke, psychiatrist head of the Psycho neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous. Dr. Thorndyke has a neurosis of his own-"high anxiety" (as in altitude). Some very strange occurrences start happening at the institute culminating in the mysterious death of Dr. Wentworth (Dick VanPatten). Dr. Thorndyke knows something is wrong and with his sidekick Brophy (Ron Carey) investigates. A beautiful woman, Victoria Brisbane (Madeline Kahn) figures in the mystery. The real villains frame Dr. Thorndyke for a murder in a hotel. To find the true killer and win the heart of Ms. Brisbane, Dr. Thorndyke has to conquer his "high anxiety".
Edition Details
Edition Blazing Saddles / Young Frankenstein / Silent Movie / Robin Hood: Men in Tights / To Be or Not to Be
Distributor 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date 9/5/2006
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; Portuguese; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Mono [Spanish]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 8

Features
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