High Anxiety (1977)

1977 Films Ranked (7 movies items)

"A very funny Hitchcock parody, but is sometimes unfocused and there was more potential than what the final product turned out."

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"March 18th Saw for the first time."

Jan. 2013 Movie Journal - Xanadon't (21 movies items)

" One of the more subtle references, this one mimicking the style of a shot employed in Hitchcock's "Notorious". First up for my 5x5 viewing pleasure was the Mel Brooks comedy High Anxiety, and indeed it was a pleasure. The movie is dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock and was even privately screened for him upon its release. As a huge fan of the master of suspense, himself, I had a lot of fun with this movie that spoofs and pays homage to so much of his work. I personally counted references of some s"

A Month at the Movies - Sep. 2012 (7 movies items)

" Check out my review: http://www.listal.com/movie/high-anxiety-1977/reviews"

Phillydude's Movie Log - December, 2012 (24 movies items)

" Watched December 13th - Netflix Streaming - 1st viewing I'm at the Golden Gate park, meet me in a half an hour at the north by northwest corner" - Richard H. Thorndyke I made it a comedy satire double feature night by watching the Mel Brooks movie High Anxiety in which he spoofs the movies of Alfred Hitchcock - I love Hithcock and Brooks so this is another movie I really should have seen before now. As the the title indicates the movie mainly is a satire of Vertigo, but I thought the funnies"

My movie year 2012 (703 movies items)

"PC Mel Brooks on kuiva kuin joululuumu! Hithcockille vinoilu menee tosiaan jo aika lailla yli, mutta parempaa katsottavaa ne ovat kuin Melin pallinaamainen pallinaamailu pallinaamalandiassaan. Olihan tässä sentään yksi oikeasti naurattanut vitsi, missä mielisairaalan koira-asukki kusaisee rehtorin nilkoille. He he hee, sairastuin muuten mystisesti heti High Anxietyn katsottuani."

“A damn perfect parody film by the (only) master of that genre, Mel Brooks. Sure, in success, it is often overshadowed by his other works but in terms of originiality and humour, this has to overshadow them all. My first time viewing wasn't really that great and I passed it off as a decent movie but from second viewing onwards, it became funnier each time. Now, you see, Mr. Brooks's films are not the least bit repulsive or disgusting or tasteless, far from it. You won't find people hawking in other people's plates, or people picking their noses, none of that and this is why I feel safe in watching his comedies. Even the now-iconic flatulence scene from Blazing Saddles is funny compared to the modern-shit of the now!

His way of handling a comedy, and the characters, may not be uniq” read more

Top Grossing Films of 1977 (21 movies items)

"$31,063,038 - 20th Century Fox Budget: $4,015,000"

Hamza's 500 Greatest Films of All Time! (148 movies items)

"Mel Brooks A near to perfect parody by the original master "You're the cocker's daughter?" A damn perfect parody film by the (only) master of that genre, Mel Brooks. Sure, in success, it is often overshadowed by his other works but in terms of originiality and humour, this has to overshadow them all. My first time viewing wasn't really that great and I passed it off as a decent movie but from second viewing onwards, it became funnier each time. Now, you see, Mr. Brooks's films are not the lea"

Movies / TV Series Watched in 2012 (165 movies items)

"Homage to master of suspense. Brooks takes his talent to mental hospital. Decent effort but still missing that final punch. "

Watched In 2012 (366 movies items)

"First Viewing Netflix Streaming "