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Synopsis: Borrowing liberally from ten Hitchcock films, Mel Brooks takes the case of a paranoid doctor with high anxiety (fear of heights) on the hunt for a mysterious blonde's father.?

Starring: Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn

Supporting actors: Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey, Howard Morris, Dick Van Patten, Jack Riley, Charlie Callas, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca, Barry Levinson, Lee Delano, Richard Stahl, Darrell Zwerling, Murphy Dunne, Al Hopson, Robert Ridgely, Albert Whitlock, Pearl Shear, Arnold Soboloff, Eddie Ryder

Directed by: Mel Brooks

Genre: Comedy, Thriller

Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes

Studio: 20th Century Fox

ASIN: B001HM6DDI (Rental) and B001HM021M (Purchase)

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High Anxiety DVD ~ Mel Brooks

4.4 out of 5 stars (86) $10.49

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Production Company: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Crossbow Productions
Filming Locations: Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA | Brookside Park, Los Angeles, California, USA | Brookside, Los Angeles, California, USA | Financial District, San Francisco, California, USA | Fort Point, Presidio, San Francisco, California, USA | Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA | Hyatt Regency Hotel - 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California, USA | Los Angeles, California, USA | Mount St. Mary's College - 12001 Chalon Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA | Presidio, San Francisco, California, USA | San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA | Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA

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5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for the DVD in San Diego, July 25, 2004

By	Pappy "Pappy" (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Anxiety [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful parody, hysterical film, May 19, 2004

By	Rocco Dormarunno (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: High Anxiety [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest underrated comedies of all time., November 12, 2005

By	Harold V. Merkinbush "merkinbush" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Anxiety (DVD)

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

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Published 9 months ago by Kathleen R. Hoy

5.0 out of 5 stars HIGH ANXIETY - BEST BROOKS
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Published 9 months ago by Felice Prager

3.0 out of 5 stars Confusing unless you know Hitchcock
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