High Anxiety

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mel Brooks

Writing Credits

Mel Brooks
(written by) &
Ron Clark
(written by) &
Rudy De Luca
(written by) (as Rudy DeLuca) &
Barry Levinson
(written by)

Cast

Mel Brooks
Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Madeline Kahn
Victoria Brisbane
Cloris Leachman
Nurse Charlotte Diesel
Harvey Korman
Dr. Charles Montague
Ron Carey
Brophy
Howard Morris
Professor Lilloman
Dick Van Patten
Dr. Philip Wentworth
Jack Riley
The Desk Clerk
Charlie Callas
Cocker Spaniel
Ron Clark
Zachary Cartwright III
Rudy De Luca
'Braces' - Killer
Barry Levinson
Dennis - Bellboy
Lee Delano
Norton
Richard Stahl
Dr. Baxter - Institute
Darrell Zwerling
Dr. Eckhardt - Institute
Murphy Dunne
Piano Player
Al Hopson
Man Who is Shot
Robert Ridgely
Flasher
Albert Whitlock
Arthur Brisbane
Pearl Shear
Screaming Woman at Gate
Arnold Soboloff
Dr. Colburn
Eddie Ryder
Doctor at Convention
Sandy Helberg
Airport Attendant
Fred Franklyn
Man from Cincinnati in Piano Bar
Deborah Dawes
Stewardess
Bernie Kuby
Dr. Wilson - Institute
Billy Sands
Customer
Ira Miller
Psychiatrist with Children
Jimmy Martinez
Waiter in Piano Bar
Beatrice Colen
Maid in Hotel
Robert Manuel
Policeman at Airport
Hunter von Leer
Policeman at Airport
John Dennis
Orderly
Robin Menken
Cocktail Waitress
Frank Campanella
Bartender
Henry Kaiser
New Groom in Piano Bar
Bullets Durgom
Man in Phone Booth
Joe Bellan
Male Attendant
Mitchell Bock
Bar Patron
Jay Burton
Patient
Bryan Englund
Orderly #2
Anne Macey
Screaming Woman in Hotel
Alan U. Schwartz
Psychiatrist
David Armstrong
Club Patron
Nick Borgani
Lecture Guest
Charles Cirillo
Commuter at Airport
Robert Cole
Club Patron
Paul DeCeglie
Commuter at Airport
Fred Fisher
Club Patron
Michael Frost
Hotel Desk Clerk
Laura Gile
Club Patron
Allan Graf
Man Going Through Metal Detector
Bart Greene
Lecture Guest
Robert Hitchcock
Commuter at Airport
Robert Lussier
Thorndyke's Father in Flashback
Norman Palmer
Club Patron
Arnold Roberts
Commuter at Airport
George Simmons
Commuter at Airport
Norman Stevans
Lecture Guest
Nico Stevens
Club Patron
Robert Strong
Lecture Guest
Don Terwilliger
Lecture Guest
Victor Toyota
Plane Passenger
Judith Woodbury
Club Patron

Produced by

Mel Brooks
producer

Music by

John Morris
(music composed by)

Cinematography by

Paul Lohmann
director of photography

Editing by

John C. Howard
(edited by)

Production Design by

Peter Wooley

Set Decoration by

Richard D. Kent
(as Richard Kent)
Anne MacCauley

Costume Design by

Patricia Norris
(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

Sugar Blymyer
hairdresser
Terry Miles
makeup
Linda Trainoff
hairdresser
Thomas Tuttle
makeup (as Tom Tuttle)

Production Management

Ernest B. Wehmeyer
production manager (as Ernest Wehmeyer)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mark Johnson
second assistant director
Jonathan Sanger
assistant director
David Sosna
second assistant director

Art Department

Bill MacSems
property master
Edward Richardson
assistant art director
Hendrik Wynands
construction coordinator
John Alvin
poster artist (uncredited)
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack
painter (uncredited)
Benjamin Resella
scenic effects supervisor (uncredited)
Robert Tanenbaum
movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gene S. Cantamessa
production mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
Michael Galloway
sound recordist
Stephen Halbert
Playback operator
William Hartman
sound effects
Richard Portman
re-recording mixer
Richard Sperber
sound effects
Raul A. Bruce
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Jack Monroe
special effects

Visual Effects by

Albert Whitlock
special visual effects (as Albert J. Whitlock)
Henry Schoessler
matte crew (uncredited)

Stunts

Jerry Brutsche
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Marion Ball Jr.
grip
Edmond L. Koons
camera operator (as Ed Koons)
Elliott Marks
still photographer
J. Michael Marlett
gaffer (as Michael J. Marlett)
Guy Polzel
key grip
Mike Ferra
first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jered Green
costumer
Wally Harton
costumer
Nancy Martinelli
costumer

Editorial Department

Thomas G. Jingles
apprentice editor
Mary Scott
assistant editor

Music Department

Ralph Burns
orchestrator
John R. Harris
music editor
Jack Hayes
orchestrator
John Morris
conductor / orchestrator
Nathan Scott
orchestrator
Dan Wallin
scoring mixer (as Danny Wallin)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Uan Rasey
musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Marie Kenney
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Jerry F. Johnson
transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Roslyn Chaitoff
assistant: to Mr. Brooks
Ron Clark
production consultant
Stuart Cornfeld
assistant to producer
Abe Glazer
production accountant
Alan Ladd Jr.
presenter
Harold Michelson
continuity sequences
Ray Berwick
bird trainer (uncredited)
Karl Mitchell
pigeon trainer (uncredited)
Richard 'Bongo' Mitchell
animal wrangler (uncredited)

Thanks

Alfred Hitchcock
dedicated to: the Master of Suspense
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