"Danger, intrigue, romance...and a touch of kinkiness!"

1977

1h 34m

6.5(377 votes)

Comedy

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

60 members

Acting

Mel Brooks

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke

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Madeline Kahn

Victoria Brisbane

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Cloris Leachman

Nurse Charlotte Diesel

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Harvey Korman

Dr. Charles Montague

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Ron Carey

Brophy

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Howard Morris

Professor Lilloman

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Dick Van Patten

Dr. Philip Wentworth

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Jack Riley

The Desk Clerk

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Charlie Callas

Cocker Spaniel

Writing

Ron Clark

Zachary Cartwright III

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Rudy De Luca

'Braces' - Killer

Directing

Barry Levinson

Dennis - Bellboy

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Lee Delano

Norton

Visual Effects

Albert Whitlock

Arthur Brisbane

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Billy Sands

Customer

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Richard Stahl

Dr. Baxter

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Robin Menken

Cocktail Waitress

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Darrell Zwerling

Dr. Eckhardt

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Murphy Dunne

Piano Player

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Al Hopson

Man Who is Shot

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Robert Ridgely

Flasher

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Pearl Shear

Screaming Woman at Gate

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Arnold Soboloff

Dr. Colburn

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Eddie Ryder

Doctor at Convention

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Sandy Helberg

Airport Attendant

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Fred Franklyn

Man from Cincinnati in Piano Bar

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Deborah Dawes

Stewardess

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Bernie Kuby

Dr. Wilson

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Ira Miller

Psychiatrist with Children

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Jimmy Martinez

Waiter in Piano Bar

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Beatrice Colen

Maid in Hotel

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Robert Manuel

Policeman at Airport

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Hunter von Leer

Policeman at Airport

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John Dennis

Orderly

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Frank Campanella

Bartender

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Henry Kaiser

New Groom in Piano Bar

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Bullets Durgom

Man in Phone Booth

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Joe Bellan

Male Attendant

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Mitchell Bock

Bar Patron

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Writing

Jay Burton

Patient

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Bryan Englund

Orderly #2

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Anne Macey

Screaming Woman in Hotel

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Alan U. Schwartz

Psychiatrist

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David Armstrong

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Charles Cirillo

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

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Robert Cole

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Paul DeCeglie

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

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Fred Fisher

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Michael Frost

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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Laura Gile

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Allan Graf

Man Going Through Metal Detector (uncredited)

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Bart Greene

Lecture Guest (uncredited)

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Robert Lussier

Thorndyke's Father in Flashback (uncredited)

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Norman Palmer

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Arnold Roberts

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

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George Simmons

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Lecture Guest (uncredited)

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Robert Strong

Lecture Guest (uncredited)

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Victor Toyota

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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Judith Woodbury

Club Patron (uncredited)

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