Summary
A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory orderly. The problem is, she's still sane!
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 39GoodWatch 43
IMDb5.1
Audience score27%
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for horror movies, −5 min on the typical 95
typical 9590Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1978
November 15, 1978
48 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more33 people
- Bo HopkinsCarl
- Dianne HullKelly McIntyre
- Patti D'ArbanvilleCathy
- Sharon FarrellMelanie
- Robert EnglundBenny
- Anthony JamesDerrick
- Julie AdamsNurse Hannelord
- Mel FerrerDr. Sidney Coleman
John David CarsonRonnie Denton
Earl BoenPhil
Alice NunnEmma
Howard AvedisOccupational Therapist
Michael BerrymanMental Patient
Milt KoganDr. Shaw
Marlene SchmidtNight Nurse
Tracey WalterMental Patient
Betty KeanSophy- CPCathey PaineLois
Udana PowerNurse Whelan
Gregory J. BarnettDeputy Sheriff- CBChuck BoydDouglas Crawford
Bob HerronSheriff- MKM.G. KellyHal
- BEBarbara Ellen LyleFrancine
Directing · 4
- Howard Avedis Director, Story, Producer
- Alice West Second Assistant Director
- Michael Bennett First Assistant Director
- Anne Warner Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Meyer Dolinsky Screenplay
- Marlene Schmidt Story, Executive Producer
Production · 2
- Bill Kawata Associate Producer
- Jack Freiburg Location Manager
Camera · 6
- Daniel Pearl Director of Photography
- J. Michael Popovich Key Grip
- Vincent Baldino Second Assistant Camera
- Ron Lavery Focus Puller
- Josh Rich Grip
- Dennis Malat Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Stanford C. Allen Editor
- Jack Hooper Negative Cutter
- Carol Ann DiGiuseppe Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer
- Dan Carlin Sr. Music Editor
- Robert Birchall Boom Operator
- Stephen Bedell Music Supervisor
- Dick Damon Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Chuck Seaton Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Pamela Sandford Assistant Makeup Artist
- Esmeralda Tafurt Assistant Makeup Artist
- Kathy Frappier Assistant Makeup Artist
- Kathy Kinder Wardrobe Supervisor
- Pamela Peitzman Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Jim Bogard Gaffer
Other crew · 10
- Peter Horak Stunt Coordinator
- Gene LeBell Stunts
- Bob Herron Stunts
- Gregory J. Barnett Stunts
- James Winburn Stunts
- Leslie Hoffman Stunts
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