High Anxiety

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Theatrical Release Date:

12/17/2007

DVD Release Date:

09/05/2006

Run Time:

94min.

Starring:

Mel Brooks , Madeline Kahn , Cloris Leachman , Harvey Korman , Ron Carey

Director(s):

Mel Brooks

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Comedy

Plot: This is Mel Brooks' spoof of over ten Alfred Hitchcock classics, including Psycho, Vertigo, and The Birds (Brooks actually used the bird trainer from that classic suspense movie in making his film). Brooks plays Dr. Richard H. Read More

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