Mel Brooks' tip of the hat to Alfred Hitchcock.
The film is about the tension of insanity, and laughing at it. Brooks maintains his penchant for slapstick gags and tongue-in-cheek humour, but attempts a stylistic approach that mimics Hitchcock.
Focusing around the lead character of Dr. Richard Thorndyke (Brooks), the film follows the mysterious happenings of an insane asylum for the Very Very nervous and its inhabitants. As the murderous plot thickens, all is not as it seems for Thorndyke, who must untangle the complex web of deceit before he becomes the next victim.
Not one of Brooks' best, but worth a watch for its respectful Hitchcock remembrance.
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