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Fifth Floor, The

The Fifth Floor (1978)

Thriller | 90 minutes
2,45 10 votes
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Genre: Thriller

Duration: 90 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Howard Avedis

Stars: Bo Hopkins, Dianne Hull and Patti D'Arbanville

IMDb score: 5,0 (750)

Releasedate: 15 November 1978

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The Fifth Floor plot

"The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane."

Kelly McIntyre is a young woman who suddenly faints in the disco one day, due to what later turns out to be strychnine poisoning. Her boyfriend and doctor assume she tried to kill herself and put her in an asylum. When McIntyre regains consciousness, she tries to make it clear that she is not disturbed, but the outside world does not believe her.

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Bo Hopkins Bo Hopkins

Carl

Dianne Hull Dianne Hull

Kelly McIntyre

Patti D'Arbanville Patti D'Arbanville

Cathy

Sharon Farrell Sharon Farrell

Melanie

Robert Englund Robert Englund

Benny

Anthony James Anthony James

Derrick

Julie Adams Julie Adams

Nurse Hannelord

Mel Ferrer Mel Ferrer

Dr. Sidney Coleman

John David Carson John David Carson

Ronnie Denton

Earl Boen Earl Boen

Phil

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22 August 2024 at 09:36

I didn't think this one was that bad. A thriller/exploitation version of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, it seems. A young woman is interned in a psychiatric ward after strychnine is discovered in her blood after a wild night at the disco. But Kelly insists she was poisoned.

Then, due to incorrect diagnosis and incompetence, she stays with the "loonies" much longer than necessary. The male nurse Carl (Bo Hopkins) also wants to sexually abuse her. His behavior is actually even more disturbed than that of the patients. This makes for some uncomfortable scenes. It is funny to see Robert Englund in his pre-Freddy Krueger period, who also does some disco moves... If the man had not entered the horror genre, he would certainly have made a career in comedies. I also enjoyed this exploitation film with disco soundtrack... based on true facts.

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