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.
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
Albert Whitlock
Arthur Brisbane
Billy Sands
Customer
Richard Stahl
Dr. Baxter
Robin Menken
Cocktail Waitress
Darrell Zwerling
Dr. Eckhardt
Murphy Dunne
Piano Player
Al Hopson
Man Who is Shot
Robert Ridgely
Flasher
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
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
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 (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Robert Cole
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul DeCeglie
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Club Patron (uncredited)
Michael Frost
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Club Patron (uncredited)
Allan Graf
Man Going Through Metal Detector (uncredited)
Bart Greene
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
Robert Lussier
Thorndyke's Father in Flashback (uncredited)
Norman Palmer
Club Patron (uncredited)
Arnold Roberts
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
George Simmons
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
Victor Toyota
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Club Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Mel Brooks
Director, Writer, Producer, Songs
Ron Clark
Writer
Rudy De Luca
Writer
Barry Levinson
Writer
John C. Howard
Editor
Mary Scott
Assistant Editor
Paul Lohmann
Director of Photography
David Sosna
Second Assistant Director
Mark Johnson
Second Assistant Director
Jonathan Sanger
Assistant Director
Peter Wooley
Production Design
Edmond L. Koons
Camera Operator
Mike Ferra
First Assistant Camera
Patricia Norris
Costume Design
Jered Green
Costumer
Wally Harton
Costumer
Nancy Martinelli
Costumer
Sugar Blymyer
Hairdresser
Linda Trainoff
Hairdresser
Terry Miles
Makeup Artist
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Benjamin Resella
Scenic Artist
Edward Richardson
Assistant Art Director
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gene S. Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
William Hartman
Sound Effects
Richard Sperber
Sound Effects
Michael Galloway
Sound Recordist
Dan Wallin
Scoring Mixer
Raul A. Bruce
Boom Operator
Jack Monroe
Special Effects
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
John Morris
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
Uan Rasey
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
John R. Harris
Music Editor
Jerry F. Johnson
Transportation Coordinator
Abe Glazer
Production Accountant
Henry Schoessler
Matte Painter
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack
Painter
Richard D. Kent
Set Decoration
Anne MacCauley
Set Decoration
Hendrik Wynands
Construction Coordinator
Elliott Marks
Still Photographer
Marie Kenney
Script Supervisor
Jerry Brutsche
Stunts
Richard 'Bongo' Mitchell
Animal Wrangler
Bill MacSems
Property Master
Alan Ladd Jr.
Presenter
Guy Polzel
Key Grip
Marion Ball Jr.
Grip
J. Michael Marlett
Gaffer
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Production Manager
Ralph Burns
Orchestrator
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Nathan Scott
Orchestrator
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