The Fifth Floor
The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.
1978 | 90m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Howard Avedis |
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| Writer: | Howard Avedis, Meyer Dolinsky, Marlene Schmidt |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Nov 15, 1978 |
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| Director: | Howard Avedis |
| Writer: | Howard Avedis, Meyer Dolinsky, Marlene Schmidt |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | rape, sexual abuse, based on true story, mental institution, electroconvulsive therapy |
| Production Companies | Hickmar Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bo Hopkins | Carl |
| Dianne Hull | Kelly McIntyre |
| Patti D'Arbanville | Cathy |
| Sharon Farrell | Melanie |
| Robert Englund | Benny |
| Anthony James | Derrick |
| Julie Adams | Nurse Hannelord |
| Mel Ferrer | Dr. Sidney Coleman |
| John David Carson | Ronnie Denton |
| Earl Boen | Phil |
| Alice Nunn | Emma |
| Howard Avedis | Occupational Therapist |
| Michael Berryman | Mental Patient |
| Milt Kogan | Dr. Shaw |
| Marlene Schmidt | Night Nurse |
| Tracey Walter | Mental Patient |
| Betty Kean | Sophy |
| Cathey Paine | Lois |
| Udana Power | Nurse Whelan |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Deputy Sheriff |
| Chuck Boyd | Douglas Crawford |
| Bob Herron | Sheriff |
| M.G. Kelly | Hal |
| Barbara Ellen Lyle | Francine |
| Marie Marq | Jinny |
| Suzanne Niles | Doreen |
| Grant Owens | Jerry |
| Lee Stein | Lou |
| Bruce Stidham | Dr. Morgan |
| Duane Tucker | Psych Tech |
| Maggie Appel | Mental Patient |
| Mary Ellen O'Neill | Mental Patient |
| Alan Sands | Mental Patient |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
| Donna Tollefson | Dialogue Coach |
| Jack Freiburg | Location Manager |
| Howard Avedis | Story, Director |
| Meyer Dolinsky | Screenplay |
| Stanford C. Allen | Editor |
| Chuck Seaton | Art Direction |
| Pamela Peitzman | Makeup Artist |
| Stephen Bedell | Music Supervisor |
| Dan Carlin Sr. | Music Editor |
| Peter Horak | Stunt Coordinator |
| Hubie Kerns Jr. | Stunts |
| John O'Conner White | Stunts |
| Michael Bennett | First Assistant Director |
| Alice West | Second Assistant Director |
| Ron Lavery | Focus Puller |
| Vincent Baldino | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jim Bogard | Gaffer |
| J. Michael Popovich | Key Grip |
| Josh Rich | Grip |
| Dick Damon | Sound Mixer |
| Robert Birchall | Boom Operator |
| Anne Warner | Script Supervisor |
| Carol Ann DiGiuseppe | Assistant Editor |
| Dennis Malat | Still Photographer |
| Kathy Kinder | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Kathy Frappier | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Esmeralda Tafurt | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Pamela Sandford | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Jack Hooper | Negative Cutter |
| Marlene Schmidt | Story |
| Daniel Pearl | Director of Photography |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| James Winburn | Stunts |
| Leslie Hoffman | Stunts |
| Jennifer Stace | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bill Kawata | Associate Producer |
| Howard Avedis | Producer |
| Marlene Schmidt | Executive Producer |
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