High Anxiety (1977)

HIGH ANXIETY  (1977)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman,
    Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Howard Morris, 
    Dick Van Patten, Jack Riley, Charlie Callas,
    Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca, Barry Levinson 
Mel mimics the Master, with conspicuous references to "Spellbound", "Psycho", "Vertigo" and "North By Northwest". Hitchcock himself enjoyed this one, and even offered Brooks a few story ideas. Mel's over-the-top Sinatra impression is a highlight, and when he takes a seat on a park bench and pigeons start to gather on the jungle gym in the background, you don't have to think too hard to know what's coming up next.