High Anxiety (1977)

1977 · 94 min · Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman and Ron Carey.

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