High Anxiety DVD (Region 1)

6.8	Listal rating

Manufacturer : 20th Century Fox
Release date : 5 September 2006
Number of discs : 1
EAN : 0024543167198
UPC : 024543167198

Comedy (3), Spoof (2), Hitchcock (1), 1977 (1), Homage (1), Parody (1)

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DescriptionMel Brooks' renowned spoof of the most famous Hitchcockian classics-"Vertigo," "The Birds," "Psycho" and "Spellbound"-is one of his most outrageous comedy classics. After a Harvard psychiatrist (Brooks) takes over the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous, he realizes his predecessor died under suspicious circu ... (more)

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Ratings of High Anxiety

6.8/10
4 global ratings

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robelanator

lesser Brooks

Posted : 2 years ago at Nov 26 13:22

"High Anxiety" is fun for a Hitchcock geek, much less so for those unfamiliar with the Master's work. The film's standalone gags are very hit and miss, and often hobbled by Mel's presence. He's a good writer, but a not a great performer-- certainly not lead role material. It's no wonder his best films ("The Producers", "Blazing Saddles", and "Young Frankenstein") all have Mel more behind the camera rather than in front of it. Another thing that's off is the timing of the gags. It's been said that brevity is the soul of wit, and too many jokes are just too drawn out, either in concept or simply due to a lack of good editing. What makes the film worthwhile is its spoofs of Hitchcock films, from "Psycho" to "Birds" to "North by Northwest" to "Vertigo" (though, strangely, there's n...Read more

Rating : 5/10

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