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1 September 1978 (Sweden) moreTagline:
The Master of Comedy takes on The Master of Suspense! morePlot:
Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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Fast and furious gags in monumental spoof tribute to Hitchcock... more (81 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mel Brooks | ... | Richard H. Thorndyke |
 | Madeline Kahn | ... | Victoria Brisbane |
 | Cloris Leachman | ... | Nurse Diesel |
 | Harvey Korman | ... | Dr. Charles Montague |
 | Ron Carey | ... | Brophy |
| Howard Morris | ... | Professor Lilloman |
 | Dick Van Patten | ... | Dr. Wentworth |
| Jack Riley | ... | The Desk Clerk |
| Charlie Callas | ... | Cocker Spaniel |
| Ron Clark | ... | Zachary Cartwright |
| Rudy De Luca | ... | Killer (as Rudy DeLuca) |
 | Barry Levinson | ... | Bellboy |
| Lee Delano | ... | Norton |
| Richard Stahl | ... | Dr. Baxter |
| Darrell Zwerling | ... | Dr. Eckhardt |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:VM14 (original rating) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG (Approved No. 25032) | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Richard H. Thorndike is hesitant to reveal his middle name (Harpo) to Madeline Kahn. In Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), Cary Grant's Roger O. Thornhill never reveals his middle name. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: A crewmember's shadow is visible on the ground in the "Birds" scene as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke runs for cover. moreSoundtrack:
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HIGH ANXIETY suffers only by comparison to Mel's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, but it stands by itself as a frisky, very funny screwball spoof of the works of Alfred Hitchcock.
I do agree with others who complain that Mel should have given the Dr. Thorndyke role to someone like Gene Wilder since Brooks does lack the charisma needed to carry this sort of thing. But the other pros in the cast more than made up for this handicap--especially HARVEY KORMAN, CLORIS LEACHMAN, MADELINE KAHN and HOWARD MORRIS.
Cloris Leachman is hilarious as Nurse Diesel (practically repeating her formidable character in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN) and Madeline Kahn is equally funny as the blonde femme fatale who finds herself in one ditzy situation after another as she tries to reach her father inside the asylum--here called "Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous." Nothing subtle here. The gags are touch and go, some funny, some painfully unfunny--so it's strictly a mixed bag.
But if you know MEL BROOKS and his kind of satire, this has enough gags to keep you satisfied. Just don't expect anything on the level of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.