The Fifth Floor

4.6
  • Genre: Horror
  • Run time: 90 min
  • Premiere: 1978. November 15.

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!

Discover

Dianne Hull

Kelly McIntyre

Julie Adams

Nurse Hannelord

Mel Ferrer

Dr. Sidney Coleman

John David Carson

Ronnie Denton

Howard Avedis

Occupational Therapist

Michael Berryman

Mental Patient

Milt Kogan

Dr. Shaw

Marlene Schmidt

Night Nurse

Tracey Walter

Mental Patient

Udana Power

Nurse Whelan

Gregory J. Barnett

Deputy Sheriff

Chuck Boyd

Douglas Crawford

Bob Herron

Sheriff

Marlene Schmidt

Night Nurse

Bruce Stidham

Dr. Morgan

Duane Tucker

Psych Tech

Maggie Appel

Mental Patient

Mary Ellen O'Neill

Mental Patient

Alan Sands

Mental Patient

Art

Chuck Seaton

Art Direction

Camera

Ron Lavery

Focus Puller

Vincent Baldino

Second Assistant Camera

Dennis Malat

Still Photographer

Daniel Pearl

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Kathy Kinder

Wardrobe Supervisor

Pamela Sandford

Assistant Makeup Artist

Kathy Frappier

Assistant Makeup Artist

Esmeralda Tafurt

Assistant Makeup Artist

Pamela Peitzman

Makeup Artist

Crew

Peter Horak

Stunt Coordinator

Bob Herron

Stunts

Jennifer Stace

Choreographer

Donna Tollefson

Dialogue Coach

Gene LeBell

Stunts

Directing

Howard Avedis

Director

Alice West

Second Assistant Director

Michael Bennett

First Assistant Director

Anne Warner

Script Supervisor

Editing

Carol Ann DiGiuseppe

Assistant Editor

Jack Hooper

Negative Cutter

Lighting

Jim Bogard

Gaffer

Production

Jack Freiburg

Location Manager

Marlene Schmidt

Executive Producer

Bill Kawata

Associate Producer

Howard Avedis

Producer

Sound

Stephen Bedell

Music Supervisor

Dan Carlin Sr.

Music Editor

Robert Birchall

Boom Operator

Dick Damon

Sound Mixer

Alan Silvestri

Original Music Composer

Writing

Meyer Dolinsky

Screenplay