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4.9A 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!
Released: 1978-11-1590 minDir: Howard AvedisHorror
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
Themes
- rape
- sexual abuse
- based on true story
- mental institution
- electroconvulsive therapy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Screenwriter
- Meyer Dolinsky
- Cast member
- Bo Hopkins
- Composer
- Alan Silvestri
- Cinematographer
- Daniel Pearl
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 929834
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1978-11-15
- title
- The Fifth Floor
- set in environment
- psychiatric hospital
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