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References
The Cobweb (1955)
High Anxiety states that Dr. Ashley had wanted to "Change the drapes in the Psychotic Game Room" before he died.
High Anxiety states that Dr. Ashley had wanted to "Change the drapes in the Psychotic Game Room" before he died.
Referenced in
Cotton Candy (1978)
A poster is visible outside of the movie theater.
A poster is visible outside of the movie theater.
The Goonies (1985)
Chunk uses the line "I got it. I got it. I don't got it" while juggling the glass water dispenser, which is a reference to the recurring gag from "High Anxiety."
Chunk uses the line "I got it. I got it. I don't got it" while juggling the glass water dispenser, which is a reference to the recurring gag from "High Anxiety."
Kate & Allie: High Anxiety (1986)
Title reference
Title reference
Spaceballs (1987)
The Golden Girls: High Anxiety (1989)
The title of this episode is based on this film's title.
The title of this episode is based on this film's title.
Wings: High Anxiety (1990)
The title is a reference to the title of the movie.
The title is a reference to the title of the movie.
Family Matters: Higher Anxiety (1993)
title reference
title reference
Larry King Live: Episode dated 27 July 1993 (1993)
Title mentioned by Mel Brooks
Title mentioned by Mel Brooks
Full House: High Anxiety (1993)
episode title
episode title
King of the Hill: High Anxiety: Part 2 (2000)
The episode title is based on the title of this film.
The episode title is based on the title of this film.
The Producers (2005)
The "That won't be nece..." dialogue originates here.
The "That won't be nece..." dialogue originates here.
Reign Over Me (2007)
Name of this movie is seen outside a movie theater showing a Mel Brooks marathon.
Name of this movie is seen outside a movie theater showing a Mel Brooks marathon.
TV Land Confidential: Movies (2007)
still pictures
still pictures
Featured in
100 Years of Comedy (1997)
Clips shown.
Clips shown.
Cinemania: Ypalliloi en drasei! (2009)
Clips are shown
Clips are shown
Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Classics from the Vault: Mel Brooks or Woody Allen? (2011)
clips from the film are shown
clips from the film are shown
Spoofs
The 39 Steps (1935)
When Victoria Brisbane (Madeline Kahn) first enters Dr. Thorndyke's hotel room she tells him about people who are following and watching her and asks him to close all the curtains, exactly as Annabella Smith (Lucie Mannheim) did when she entered Richard Hannay's (Robert Donat) apartment.
When Victoria Brisbane (Madeline Kahn) first enters Dr. Thorndyke's hotel room she tells him about people who are following and watching her and asks him to close all the curtains, exactly as Annabella Smith (Lucie Mannheim) did when she entered Richard Hannay's (Robert Donat) apartment.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rebecca (1940)
Suspicion (1941)
Spellbound (1945)
Notorious (1946)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Brophy blows up a photo again and again like James Stewart had the newspaper date blown up
Brophy blows up a photo again and again like James Stewart had the newspaper date blown up
Under Capricorn (1949)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Wrong Man (1956)
The main character is accused of a crime he did not commit.
The main character is accused of a crime he did not commit.
Vertigo (1958)
The central theme of Dr. Thorndyke's "high anxiety" is based off the vertigo ailment that James Stewart suffered from.
The central theme of Dr. Thorndyke's "high anxiety" is based off the vertigo ailment that James Stewart suffered from.
North by Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
The shower scene is spoofed when Mel Brooks' character is attacked by a paperboy in the shower, he hits him with a newspaper and the ink runs down the drain like blood.
The shower scene is spoofed when Mel Brooks' character is attacked by a paperboy in the shower, he hits him with a newspaper and the ink runs down the drain like blood.
The Birds (1963)
When Dr. Thorndyke is being chased and pooped on by pigeons, this is a parody of several scenes in "The Birds" in which birds attack various citizens.
When Dr. Thorndyke is being chased and pooped on by pigeons, this is a parody of several scenes in "The Birds" in which birds attack various citizens.
Blow-Up (1966)
Frenzy (1972)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Nurse Diesel and the Mental Institution in the movie is a parody of Nurse Ratched and the Institution in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Nurse Diesel and the Mental Institution in the movie is a parody of Nurse Ratched and the Institution in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The assassin is called Braces, a parody of Jaws.
The assassin is called Braces, a parody of Jaws.
