''The Fifth Floor'' is a 1978 American film about a sane woman who gets sent to an asylum. It stars Dianne Hull, Bo Hopkins and Mel Ferrer.

Plot

The film focuses on Kelly McIntyre, a disco dancer played by

Dianne Hull Dianne Hull (born November 24, 1949) is an American actress whose film career spanned from 1969 to the early 1990s. The films she has acted in include '' The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart'', ''Aloha, Bobby and Rose'', '' The Arrangement'', ...

who through no fault of her own accidentally overdoses on drugs and collapses at a disco. She is misdiagnosed as suicidal and sent to a psychiatric ward which is on the fifth floor of Cedar Springs Hospital. There she finds herself alone with no help, not even from her boyfriend who refuses to get her out of there. She becomes the subject of interest by an unbalanced orderly played by Bo Hopkins. Cathey Paine, who played the part of Leslie Van Houten in '' Helter Skelter'' (1976),

Robert Englund Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the '' Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. Classically trained at the Royal Academy o ...

and

Michael Berryman Michael John Berryman (born September 4, 1948) is an American character actor. Berryman was born with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, a rare condition characterized by the absence of sweat glands, hair, and fingernails; his unusual physical ...

who are familiar to horror fans also play parts in the film. Singer

Pattie Brooks Pattie Brooks (sometimes credited as Patti Brooks and Patty Brooks) is an American singer most frequently associated with the disco era. She was born in Fort Riley, Kansas to a military family. Her first break came in 1968 when she auditioned fo ...

also makes an appearance in the film as a disco singer.French Film Sit
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Cast

Bo Hopkins William Mauldin "Bo" Hopkins (February 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022) Issucover/ref> was an American actor. He was known for playing supporting roles in a number of major studio films between 1969 and 1979, and appeared in many television shows and ...

as Carl *

as Kelly McIntyre *

Patti D'Arbanville Patricia D'Arbanville is an American actress known for her appearance in Andy Warhol projects. Career After ''Flesh'', D'Arbanville performed in Warhol's '' L'Amour'' (1973), and as the title character in the David Hamilton film '' Bilitis'' ...

as Cathy *

Sharon Farrell Sharon Farrell (born December 24, 1940) is an American television and film actress, and former dancer. Originally beginning her career as a ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre company, Farrell made her film debut in 1959 in ''Kiss Her Goo ...

as Melanie *

as Benny * Anthony James as Derrick *

Julie Adams Julie Adams (born Betty May Adams; October 17, 1926 – February 3, 2019) was an American actress, billed as Julia Adams toward the beginning of her career, primarily known for her numerous television guest roles. She starred in a number of ...

as Nurse Hannelord *

Mel Ferrer Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with ''Scaramouche'', '' Lili'' and ''Knights of the Roun ...

as Dr. Sidney Coleman *

John David Carson John David Carson (born John Franklin Carson; March 6, 1952 – October 27, 2009) was an American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California. Career Carson began his career at a young age, acting in television advertisements, and later doin ...

as Ronnie Denton *

Earl Boen Earl Boen () is an American retired film, television and voice actor, best known as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in ''The Terminator'' (1984), '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003) and ...

as Phil * Betty Kean as Sophy *

Alice Nunn Alice Elizabeth Nunn (October 10, 1927 – July 1, 1988) was an American film and theatre actress. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and died at her apartment in West Hollywood, California. Although she played many roles across her 31-year ...

as Emma * Cathey Paine as Lois * Udana Power as Nurse Whelan * Maggie Appel as Mental Patient *

Howard Avedis Howard Avedis born Hikmet Labib Avedis; (May 25, 1927 – October 25, 2017) was a film director, producer and author Background Avedis lived in Southern California with his wife Marlene. As a film student, he studied at the University of Sout ...

as Occupational Therapist * Gregory J. Barnett as Deputy Sheriff *

as Mental Patient *

Chuck Boyd Chuck Boyd (1942–1991) was a professional rock and roll photographer based in Los Angeles, California. Boyd took over 30,000 photographs of rock and roll performers from the 1960s and 1970s. After he died in 1991, his photographs were lost ...

as Douglas Crawford *

as Disco Singer * Bob Herron as Sheriff * Peter Horak as The Driver * M.G. Kelly as Hal * Barbara Ellen Lyle as Francine *

Milt Kogan Milt Kogan (born April 10, 1936) is an American actor. He made well over 100 guest appearances on American network television shows. He is perhaps best known for playing Desk Sergeant Kogan on six episodes of the sitcom television series ''Barne ...

as Dr. Shaw * Marie Marq as Jinny * Suzanne Niles as Doreen * Mary Ellen O'Neill as Mental Patient * Grant Owens as Jerry * Alan Sands as Mental Patient *

Marlene Schmidt Marlene Schmidt (born 11 November 1937) is a German control engineer, actress, TV host and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1961. Born in Breslau, Germany and raised in East Germany, where she earned a master's degree in engineering, in 1960, ...

as Night Nurse * Lee Stein as Lou * Bruce Stidham as Dr. Morgan * Duane Tucker as Psych Tech *

Tracey Walter Tracey Walter (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor. He has appeared in more than 170 films and television series. Life and career Walter was born and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the son of a truck driver. He has a ...

as Mental Patient * Chance Boyer as Kid At Zoo

References

External links

The Fifth Floor at Cult Film Freaks
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fifth Floor 1978 films 1970s thriller films American thriller films Films scored by Alan Silvestri Films set in psychiatric hospitals 1970s English-language films 1970s American films