# High Anxiety (1977)

> A nervous psychiatrist battles institutional intrigue and a murder frame-up in Mel Brooks's affectionate, irreverent send-up of Alfred Hitchcock.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7177

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Mel Brooks
- Cast: Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey, Howard Morris, Dick Van Patten, Jack Riley
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076141/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, sardonic, comedy night, classic film marathon

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