Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name. An homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock; contains many parodies of famous Hitchcock scenes from THE BIRDS, PSYCHO, and VERTIGO.... (Full plot summary below)
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Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, "high anxiety," in order to clear his name. An homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock; contains many parodies of famous Hitchcock scenes from THE BIRDS, PSYCHO, and VERTIGO.
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| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey[VIDEO ESSAY] Mel Brooks's flair for comic riffing against a stylized background of plot devices draws on a long tradition of spoof movies that date back to the first days of sound cinema. |
| The A.V. ClubNathan RabinAnxiety is nearly as obsessive in recreating Alfred Hitchcock's visual style as Gus Van Sant's Psycho was, but to much greater effect. |
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyMel Brooks reached his comedy peak with this riotous spoof of Alfred Hitchcock thrillers. |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashOne of Brooks lesser comedies from the 1970s, but it beats hands-down any of his later work. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonMost of this stuff isn't particularly funny however, and even though I watched High Anxiety for the first time in 2010, I'm not sure it would have been very funny back in 1977 either. |
| Common Sense MediaJoly HermanVery very funny Hitchcock spoof with some adult humor. |
| Filmcritic.comDon Willmottits endless parade of campy Hitchcock gags makes us feel smart |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of the problems with Mel Brooks's High Anxiety is that it picks a tricky target: It's a spoof of the work of Alfred Hitchcock, but Hitchcock's films are often funny themselves. And satire works best when its target is self-important. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeUneven Brooks satire of Hitchcock. Some of it works. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzSome sketches are indeed very very funny and some sketches just stink stink. |
