Film197794 min

High Anxiety

Name: High Anxiety
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1977
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey

Taste attributes: comedymafia/gangstermysterythrillerfastunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossyemotionally undemandingdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The Master of Comedy takes on The Master of Suspense!"

Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, polished comedy, light rather than heavy. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 235 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

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