(Mel Brooks, US 1977, 94 min., 35mm)
Comedic genius Brooks plays Dr. Thorndyke, the new administrator for the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous. When he is wrongfully accused of murder he must overcome his fear of heights or "high anxiety" in order to uncover a sinister plot hatched by Dr. Charles Montague (Harvey Korman) and his dominatrix assistant Nurse Diesel (Cloris Leachman). Brooks' parodic homage to the thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock (including Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds) also features Brooks favorite Madeline Kahn as the love interest with a dark secret. A must-see for fans of both Brooks and Hitchcock!
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