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High Anxiety

Year:

1977

Duration:

94 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Mel Brooks

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1977-12-25

Filming Locations: Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $3,400,000

Gross: $31,063,038 (USA)SEK 5,632,505 (Sweden)

Cast

Actor

Character

Bryan Englund

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

Murphy Dunne

Piano Player

Al Hopson

Man Who is Shot

Robert Ridgely

Flasher (as Bob Ridgely)

Albert Whitlock

Arthur Brisbane (as Albert J. Whitlock)

Pearl Shear

Screaming Woman at Gate

Arnold Soboloff

Dr. Colburn

Eddie Ryder

Doctor at Convention

Sandy Helberg

Airport Attendant

Fred Franklyn

Man (as Fredric Franklyn)

Deborah Dawes

Stewardess

Bernie Kuby

Dr. Wilson

Billy Sands

Customer

Ira Miller

Psychiatrist with Children

Jimmy Martinez

Waiter

Beatrice Colen

Maid

Robert Manuel

Policeman at Airport

Hunter von Leer

Policeman at Airport (as Hunter Von Leer)

John Dennis

Orderly

Robin Menken

Cocktail Waitress

Frank Campanella

Bartender

Henry Kaiser

New Groom

Bullets Durgom

Man in Phone Booth

Joe Bellan

Male Attendant

Mitchell Bock

Bar Patron

Jay Burton

Patient

Anne Macey

Screaming Woman

Alan U. Schwartz

Psychiatrist

Did you know?

Trivia

Mel Brooks once said of Alfred Hitchcock: "Anyone who has ever rolled a foot of film owes something to this man."

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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.

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This tribute to Alfred Hitchcock contains references to more than 10 of his films: see the links to other titles. Mel Brooks held a private preview of the movie for Hitchcock to see his reaction. When Hitchcock walked out at movie's end without saying a word, Brooks feared that Hitchcock hated the movie. But days later, Hitchcock sent a congratulatory case of wine to Brooks, knowing that Brooks was a wine connoisseur.

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Goofs

In the shower scene, the showerhead adjustment knob projects straight up out of the top of the showerhead when viewed from outside the shower, but is turned sideways when viewed from inside the shower.

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When the huge threatening note comes though the bathroom windows attached to a boulder, the lid of the toilet tank is knocked into a diagonal position. In close-up shots the tank lid is askew, but in long shots the tank lid is undisturbed.

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When singing 'High Anxiety', Thorndyke's mouth has fully closed during a long shot, yet the vocal continues for a few more seconds.

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Quotes

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: What's your sign?

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Nurse Diesel: Come to my room right after dinner.

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Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: That kid gets no tip.

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