The Fifth Floor

Name: The Fifth Floor
Director: Howard Avedis
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1978-11-15
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Bo Hopkins, Dianne Hull, Patti D'Arbanville, Sharon Farrell, Robert Englund

“The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.”

1978

1h 30m

Horror Thriller

Director: Howard Avedis

Writers: Meyer Dolinsky, Howard Avedis

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Overview

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!