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An affectionate homage more than a spoof of Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, Mel Brooks's hilarious movie is one of the funniest modern comedies around. Brooks plays a psychiatrist with a severe fear of heights who moves to the Bay Area to take over a psychiatric hospital after its former head mysteriously disappears. He must contend with the resident psychiatrist (Harvey Korman) and the twisted resident nurse (Cloris Leachman) as they plot against him, eventually framing him for murder. While on the run, Brooks teams up with the alluring daughter (Madeline Kahn) of the missing doctor to solve the mystery and confront his own fears. Containing some classic sequences and cowritten by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Wag the Dog), who appears briefly as a too-touchy bellhop in a Psycho-shower-scene takeoff, High Anxiety is a thoroughly enjoyable romp from one of the masters of comedy today. --Robert Lane
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Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman. Villagers must defend their small town from a group of mercenaries in this sidesplitting send-up that pokes fun at nearly every Western ever filmed. Directed by Mel Brooks and sub-titled A Psycho-Comedy . 1974/color/94 min/PG.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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This is the funniest movie, and the world awaits the DVD. When, oh when, will it finally arrive????? There are so many of my all time favorite movie moments in this classic comedy. Who could forget Dr. Charles Montague and Nurse Diesel's cagey response after being interrupted during an intimate moment: 'Sorry for the dissssturbance.' (I probably know the dialogue for this entire movie by heart!) Nurse Diesel arrived on the scene long before Madonna and her tectonic bras. What about Dr. Wentworth's trouble with the car radio? Or Brophey's ineptitude? Every scene is memorable, but if I had the DVD, I would repeatedly jump to Dr. Thorndyke's dramatic lounge act where he wooed Victoria Brisbane by singing the very romantic song 'High Anxiety,' all the while slapping the microphone chord on the ground for dramatic effect. Which is to say nothing of Hitchcock--whose movie plots provide endless fodder for this Mel Brooks masterpiece. The cast is superb, and the movie divine. Granted, this is one review that is not written with those who've never seen the movie in mind. My intent is to take a stroll down memory lane, because this movie deserves to be on DVD.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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Allow me to begin by stating that "High Anxiety" is by far, one the all-time BEST Mel Brooks films. Being a huge Hitchcock fan, I immediately became attached to this one. Thank you to 20th Century Fox for finally making this available in Region 1 DVD format for the US.
If you're even just a bit curious, check this title out. You won't be dissatisfied.
Enjoy,
Jeff
If you're even just a bit curious, check this title out. You won't be dissatisfied.
Enjoy,
Jeff
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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For my money, the best Mel Brooks' movies are the ones that he doesn't appear or barely appears in, like THE TWELVE CHAIRS, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, and THE PRODUCERS. This film is one of the exceptions. Also, for my money, the best Mel Brooks' movies are those that are flat out parodies of film genres--like BLAZING SADDLES and SPACEBALLS. This film is the highest achievement of his parodic form.
HIGH ANXIETY is Alfred Hitchcock on goofballs. The references are wide-ranging: "Psycho", "The Birds", "Vertigo" (the main parody plot), "The Man Who Knew Too Much", "Notorious", etc. The result is out and out Brooks' mania, and, of course, a certain reverence to Hitchcock. My only negative comment isn't specific to this film but it does apply: most parodies run out of gas during the course of a feature length film. Once the novelty wears off, the film kind of lags. That's why the best film parodies are usually skits on variety or comedy television shows. Probably the only exception to my theory would be 1980's "Airplane". (See my review of that for a further explanation.) Still, HIGH ANXIETY has enough manic energy to sustain it for the most part. It's a clever film and extremely entertaining.
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Mel Brooks at his best
My entire family has loved and quoted this movie for 20 years. If you have ever seen The Birds, the laughs in this movie will chase you down the street in hysterics. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Brenda Baker
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Published 10 days ago by Barbara Frederick
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I love this movie. If you like any of the Alfred Hitchcock movies with all their suspense and awesome scenes, you'll love this movie that makes fun of some of those old movies, but... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Flower Power
One of his best
This one most likely will not become a Broadway play (and then a movie sequel based upon the stage adaption...). Read more
Published 4 months ago by Phil S.
"I got it!... I got it!... I got it!.......... I ain't got it...."
HIGH ANXIETY, my all-time favorite Mel Brooks farce, has him starring as the newly-appointed head of the "Psychoneurotic Institute For the Very, Very Nervous. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Annie Van Auken
Brooks + Hitchcock Parodies/Homages
Dr. Thorndyke (Brooks) heads to the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous as the replacement for the previous head administrator, who has mysteriously died. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Eric S. Kim
High Def Anxiety on Blu Ray!
High Anxiety is my personal favorite Mel Brooks movie along with Young Frankenstein. I was very excited when it was released on Blu Ray and had high hopes for a good to great Blu... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Marty Gillis
More could not be expected.
The Blu-Ray edition of High Anxiety is devoted to Mel Brooks fans who did not matter seeing the departure of Gene Wilder from his scripts and casts. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Paulo Roberto Elias
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An opaque send-up of Alfred Hitchcock's legendary suspense pictures, this probably sounded better on paper than it looks on the screen. Read more
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