High Anxiety (1977)
| Tagline | The Master of Comedy takes on The Master of Suspense! |
| Genre | Comedy, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Parody/Spoof, Absurd Comedy, Slapstick |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Therapy |
| Tones | Humorous, Irreverent, Satirical, Witty, Frantic |
| Tags | Business, Doctor/nurse, Hospital, Kill, Murder, Patient [medical], Psychiatrist, Robbery, Sadist |
High Anxiety is a 1977 comedy film produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also plays the lead. This is Brooks' first film as a producer and first "speaking" lead role (his first lead role was in Silent Movie). Veteran Brooks ensemble members Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn are also featured.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ron Clark
Zachary Cartwright
Rudy De Luca
Killer
Lee Delano
Norton
Darrell Zwerling
Dr. Eckhardt
Murphy Dunne
Piano Player
Al Hopson
Man Who is Shot
Robert Ridgely
Flasher
Pearl Shear
Screaming Woman at Gate
Arnold Soboloff
Dr. Colburn
Eddie Ryder
Doctor at Convention
Fred Franklyn
Man
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
John Dennis
Orderly
Robin Menken
Cocktail Waitress
Henry Kaiser
New Groom
Bullets Durgom
Man in Phone Booth
Mitchell Bock
Bar Patron
Jay Burton
Patient
Bryan Englund
Orderly #2
Anne Macey
Screaming Woman
Alan U. Schwartz
Psychiatrist
Director
Writer
Ron Clark
Rudy De Luca
Producer
Original Music
John Morris
Cinematographer
Paul Lohmann
Editor
John C. Howard
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Production Designer
Peter Wooley
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Set Decorator
Richard D. Kent
Anne MacCauley
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Costume Designer
Patricia Norris
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Makeup Department
Sugar Blymyer
hair stylist
Terry Miles
makeup artist
Linda Trainoff
hair stylist
Thomas Tuttle
makeup artist
Production Manager
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Johnson
second assistant director
Jonathan Sanger
assistant director
David Sosna
second assistant director
Art Department
Bill MacSems
property master
Edward Richardson
assistant art director
Hendrik Wynands
construction coordinator
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack
painter
Sound Department
Gene S. Cantamessa
production sound mixer
William Hartman
sound effects
Richard Portman
sound re-recording mixer
Richard Sperber
sound effects
Raul A. Bruce
boom operator
Special Effects
Jack Monroe
special effects
Visual Effects
Henry Schoessler
visual effects
Stunts
Jerry Brutsche
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Edmond L. Koons
camera operator
Elliott Marks
still photographer
J. Michael Marlett
gaffer
Guy Polzel
key grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jered Green
costumer
Wally Harton
costumer
Nancy Martinelli
costumer
Editorial Department
Thomas G. Jingles
apprentice editor
Mary Scott
assistant editor
Music Department
Ralph Burns
orchestrator
John R. Harris
music editor
John Morris
conductor, orchestrator
Nathan Scott
orchestrator
Dan Wallin
scoring mixer
Transportation Department
Jerry F. Johnson
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Roslyn Chaitoff
assistant: Mr. Brooks
Ron Clark
production consultant
Stuart Cornfeld
assistant to producer
Abe Glazer
production accountant
Marie Kenney
script supervisor
Harold Michelson
continuity sequences
Ray Berwick
bird trainer
Richard 'Bongo' Mitchell
animal wrangler
Thanks
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Crossbow Productions
Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
CBS Television
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Abril Vídeo
CBSFox Video
Fox Video
Key Video
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Special Effects
Pacific Titles & Optical
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Miscellaneous
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
this picture made under the jurisdiction of
MelnickHolstra
casting
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
Panavision
filmed with
TWA
airline services
Transcord
transportation
Twentieth Century Fox Music
original music copyright
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