The Fifth Floor (1978)
The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.
90 min
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!
- Release date
- November 15, 1978
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Bo Hopkins as Carl
- Dianne Hull as Kelly McIntyre
- Patti D'Arbanville as Cathy
- Sharon Farrell as Melanie
- Robert Englund as Benny
- Anthony James as Derrick
- Julie Adams as Nurse Hannelord
- Mel Ferrer as Dr. Sidney Coleman
- John David Carson as Ronnie Denton
- Earl Boen as Phil
Crew
- Howard Avedis · Director
- Meyer Dolinsky · Writer
- Howard Avedis · Writer
- Marlene Schmidt · Writer
- Howard Avedis · Producer
- Alan Silvestri · Composer
- Daniel Pearl · Cinematographer
- Stanford C. Allen · Editor