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High Anxiety

1977 · 94 min

A silly, affectionate spoof that keeps you giggling with rapid-fire gags and Hitchcock references.

Directed by
Mel Brooks
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Tagline
Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!
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.

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Directed by
Mel Brooks
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • deception
  • obsession
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour9
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Mel Brooks
Written by
Barry Levinson, Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca
Starring
Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey, Howard Morris, Dick Van Patten, Jack Riley
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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