High Anxiety

1977 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 24,511 VOTES · DIR. Mel Brooks

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,031 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:39 The captain has turned on the No Smoking sign.
00:06:36 - Would you mind opening the trunk? - I'll open the trunk.
00:09:54 May I say that we have been looking forward with anticipation to your arrival.
00:12:45 Your predecessor, Dr. Ashley, hired me.
00:16:18 Yes, Dr. Ashley felt that color...
00:20:13 A guy like that should be put away. Look at the size of this thing!
00:23:33 They hardly draw a true picture of the patient's psychosis.
00:26:31 - And he was doing so well. - I know.
00:29:26 Come on, boys. We came to see a fight, not a dance. Let's go.
00:33:20 Down! Sit!
00:38:41 Hold it!
00:42:58 If you would have gone over you'd be smashed like corned beef hash.
00:47:31 He's fine. He's coming along fine. He's very affectionate. He licked me.
00:50:42 But some of these great people, these giants behind me...
00:53:06 ...has a bearing on the sexual future of the adolescent?
00:55:49 Come on. You can do it.
00:58:42 - Thank you. - I am so impressed.
01:00:56 It's beautiful. It's terrific. It's gorgeous.
01:07:01 Now that is you pulling the trigger. That is nobody but you.
01:10:40 I think we'd better call our friend in San Francisco with the tin teeth.
01:14:59 How'll we leave town?
01:17:49 For God's sake, go through already.
01:20:53 Brophy, have you seen Brisbane?
01:24:41 It's not height I'm afraid of. It's parents!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,031
Dialogue density11.0 lines / min
First line00:00:39
Final line01:24:41

Production Record

DirectorMel Brooks
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,015,000
Revenue$31,063,038
IMDb votes24,511