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User Rating:
6.5/10   6,454 votes
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Director:
Mel Brooks
Writers:
Mel Brooks (written by) &
Ron Clark (written by) ...
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Release Date:
1 September 1978 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Master of Comedy takes on The Master of Suspense! more
Plot:
Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
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User Comments:
A funny and entertaining film. more (81 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Mel Brooks ... Richard H. Thorndyke

Madeline Kahn ... Victoria Brisbane

Cloris Leachman ... Nurse Diesel

Harvey Korman ... Dr. Charles Montague
Ron Carey ... Brophy
Howard Morris ... Professor Lilloman

Dick Van Patten ... Dr. Wentworth
Jack Riley ... The Desk Clerk
Charlie Callas ... Cocker Spaniel
Ron Clark ... Zachary Cartwright
Rudy De Luca ... Killer (as Rudy DeLuca)

Barry Levinson ... Bellboy
Lee Delano ... Norton
Richard Stahl ... Dr. Baxter
Darrell Zwerling ... Dr. Eckhardt
Murphy Dunne ... Piano Player
Al Hopson ... Man Who is Shot
Robert Ridgely ... Flasher (as Bob Ridgely)
Albert Whitlock ... Arthur Brisbane (as Albert J. Whitlock)
Pearl Shear ... Screaming Woman at Gate
Arnold Soboloff ... Dr. Colburn
Eddie Ryder ... Doctor at Convention

Sandy Helberg ... Airport Attendant
Fred Franklyn ... Man (as Fredric Franklyn)
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 (as Hunter Von Leer)
John Dennis ... Orderly
Robin Menken ... Cocktail Waitress
Frank Campanella ... Bartender
Henry Kaiser ... New Groom
Bullets Durgom ... Man in Phone Booth
Joe Bellan ... Male Attendant
Mitchell Bock ... Bar Patron
Jay Burton ... Patient
Bryan Englund ... Orderly #2
Anne Macey ... Screaming Woman
Alan U. Schwartz ... Psychiatrist
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Directed by
Mel Brooks 
 
Writing credits
Mel Brooks (written by) &
Ron Clark (written by) &
Rudy De Luca (written by) (as Rudy DeLuca) &
Barry Levinson (written by)

Produced by
Mel Brooks .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Morris (music composed by)
 
Cinematography by
Paul Lohmann (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John C. Howard 
 
Production Design by
Peter Wooley 
 
Set Decoration by
Richard D. Kent  (as Richard Kent)
Anne MacCauley 
 
Costume Design by
Patricia Norris 
 
Makeup Department
Sugar Blymyer .... hair stylist
Terry Miles .... makeup artist
Linda Trainoff .... hair stylist
Thomas Tuttle .... makeup artist (as Tom Tuttle)
 
Production Management
Ernest B. Wehmeyer .... production manager (as Ernest Wehmeyer)
 
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 (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Gene S. Cantamessa .... production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
William Hartman .... sound effects
Richard Portman .... sound re-recording mixer
Richard Sperber .... sound effects
Raul A. Bruce .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jack Monroe .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock .... special visual effects (as Albert J. Whitlock)
Henry Schoessler .... matte crew (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Jerry Brutsche .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Edmond L. Koons .... camera operator (as Ed Koons)
Elliott Marks .... still photographer
J. Michael Marlett .... gaffer (as Michael J. Marlett)
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
Jack Hayes .... orchestrator
John Morris .... conductor
John Morris .... orchestrator
Nathan Scott .... orchestrator
Dan Wallin .... scoring mixer (as Danny Wallin)
 
Transportation Department
Jerry F. Johnson .... transportation coordinator (uncredited)
 
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 (uncredited)
Richard 'Bongo' Mitchell .... animal wrangler (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Alfred Hitchcock .... dedicated to: the Master of Suspense
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:VM14 (original rating) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Brazil:12 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG (Approved No. 25032) | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The bird droppings were actually mayonnaise and chopped spinach. However, Mel Brooks reported to Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show" that the helicopter spraying the fake bird droppings scared the pigeons so much that he believed half of the bird droppings were real. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Montague takes Thorndyke to the violent ward, Norton opens the door's sliding window only half way. However, the reverse angle from inside the ward shows the window fully open. more
Quotes:
Killer: [on the phone] I don't know what they said; I only know that they met. What do you want me to do, kill 'em? if you want me to kill 'em, I'll kill 'em. I don't have to kill 'em, but I'd like to kill 'em... I killed Ashley Wentworth; another killing or two won't make a difference... more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Call Northside 777 (1948) more
Soundtrack:
High Anxiety more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A funny and entertaining film., 1 June 2002
8/10
Author: Ed from New York, NY

Of course, we're not talking subtlety when we mention Mel but thi is a very underrated film in my opinion along with "History of the World". Mel singing the title song a la Frank Sinatra is a riot and I loved Cloris, Harvey, Howard Morris and the Richard Kiel takeoff (Jaws in The Spy who Loved Me and elsewhere.). And, of course, the late Madeline Kahn.

8 out of 10.

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