High Anxiety
“Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Studio
Crossbow Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How High Anxiety performed
Budget
$4.0M
Worldwide Gross
$31.1M
Gross Profit
$27.0M
Return
7.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Mel Brooks
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Victoria Brisbane
Madeline Kahn
Victoria Brisbane
Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Cloris Leachman
Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Dr. Charles Montague
Harvey Korman
Dr. Charles Montague
Brophy
Ron Carey
Brophy
Professor Lilloman
Howard Morris
Professor Lilloman
Dr. Philip Wentworth
Dick Van Patten
Dr. Philip Wentworth
The Desk Clerk
Jack Riley
The Desk Clerk
Cocker Spaniel
Charlie Callas
Cocker Spaniel
Zachary Cartwright III
Ron Clark
Zachary Cartwright III
'Braces' - Killer
Rudy De Luca
'Braces' - Killer
Dennis - Bellboy
Barry Levinson
Dennis - Bellboy
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