High anxiety

High Anxiety is a 1978 comedy film directed by and starring Mel Brooks. Veteran Brooks ensemble members Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn are also featured.

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1978 - Comedy film - Mel Brooks - Harvey Korman - Cloris Leachman - Madeline Kahn

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The film is a parody of the suspense film genre, most obviously the films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and most notably Vertigo.

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Parody - Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

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Brooks' character, Dr. Richard Thorndyke, arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name.

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