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Le grand frisson

Original title: High Anxiety
  • 1977
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
24K
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Le grand frisson (1977)
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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 wil... Read allA 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.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.

  • Director
    • Mel Brooks
  • Writers
    • Mel Brooks
    • Ron Clark
    • Rudy De Luca
  • Stars
    • Mel Brooks
    • Madeline Kahn
    • Cloris Leachman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mel Brooks
    • Writers
      • Mel Brooks
      • Ron Clark
      • Rudy De Luca
    • Stars
      • Mel Brooks
      • Madeline Kahn
      • Cloris Leachman
    • 149User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Trailer 2:42
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    Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks
    • Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
    Madeline Kahn
    Madeline Kahn
    • Victoria Brisbane
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Nurse Charlotte Diesel
    Harvey Korman
    Harvey Korman
    • Dr. Charles Montague
    Ron Carey
    Ron Carey
    • Brophy
    Howard Morris
    Howard Morris
    • Professor Lilloman
    Dick Van Patten
    Dick Van Patten
    • Dr. Philip Wentworth
    Jack Riley
    Jack Riley
    • The Desk Clerk
    Charlie Callas
    Charlie Callas
    • Cocker Spaniel
    Ron Clark
    Ron Clark
    • Zachary Cartwright III
    Rudy De Luca
    Rudy De Luca
    • 'Braces' - Killer
    • (as Rudy DeLuca)
    Barry Levinson
    Barry Levinson
    • Dennis - Bellboy
    Lee Delano
    Lee Delano
    • Norton
    Richard Stahl
    Richard Stahl
    • Dr. Baxter - Institute
    Darrell Zwerling
    Darrell Zwerling
    • Dr. Eckhardt - Institute
    Murphy Dunne
    • Piano Player
    Al Hopson
    • Man Who is Shot
    Robert Ridgely
    Robert Ridgely
    • Flasher
    • (as Bob Ridgely)
    • Director
      • Mel Brooks
    • Writers
      • Mel Brooks
      • Ron Clark
      • Rudy De Luca
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      During a special preview screening, Alfred Hitchcock's only criticism of the film to Mel Brooks was that in the shower scene, when the shower curtain is torn off the rail, they used 13 shower curtain rings, whereas in Psychose (1960), they used only 10.
    • Goofs
      Toward the end of Les Oiseaux (1963) scene when Dr. Thorndyke is sitting in the gardener's shed being showered by the pigeons above him, one gob of the 'mayonnaise and spinach' mixture inexplicably enters the picture from the left and strikes him on his left shoulder.
    • Quotes

      Nurse Diesel: Those who are tardy do not get fruit cup.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening dedication: This film is dedicated to the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock
    • Alternate versions
      Extra footage added for network versions.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      High Anxiety
      (1977)

      (title song)

      Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks

      Original music and lyrics copyright © 1977 Fox Fanfare Music, Inc.

      Sung by Mel Brooks

    User reviews149

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Worth seeing for Madeline Kahn
    This movie was better the first time I saw it but that said, it is worth watching for several good comedy bits and the lovely performance of Madeline Kahn.

    Kahn rescues the film when she enters halfway through.

    Brooks also comes up with a brilliant twist towards the end which I think on its own turns this from an average to disappointing movie to a good to very good one.

    I was torn between giving this a 6 or a 7 but went with a 6 since there is a lot of subpar points in the film you need to get through.

    That said, Brooks is great, Cloris Leachman is amazing and nearly steals the show.

    Harvey Korman is splendid.

    Sad that Kahn died so young, she was a treasure as you see here.
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1978 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • High Anxiety
    • Filming locations
      • Hyatt Regency Hotel - 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California, USA(hotel)
    • Production company
      • Crossbow Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,015,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,063,038
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,063,038
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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