Misdiagnosed and confined, a disco dancer faces true danger on the psychiatric ward’s fifth floor.
THE FIFTH FLOOR
The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.
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 wrongly commit her to the Fifth Floor, an insane asylum.
Proof that a bad night out can land you in much worse than a hangover.
The Fifth Floor is where disco fever meets institutional horror, with Dianne Hull’s Kelly trapped by both medical misjudgment and a predatory orderly. Robert Englund pops up before his Freddy Krueger days, and the film doesn’t mince words about the dangers of being misunderstood at the height of the late-70s dance craze.
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The Fifth Floor is a 1978 American horror-thriller film directed by Howard Avedis about a young woman wrongly committed to a psychiatric ward after accidentally overdosing on drugs at a disco.
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Why Cult
A strychnine poisoning at a nightclub lands the heroine in psychiatric lockdown for all the wrong reasons.
Catch Robert Englund in a supporting role as Benny, years before he haunted dreams as Freddy Krueger.
The film delves into the perils of being wrongly institutionalized, with a predatory orderly and little hope of rescue.
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Questions from the Vault
What is The Fifth Floor about? +
The Fifth Floor is about a young woman who is mistakenly committed to a psychiatric ward after collapsing at a disco from accidental drug poisoning.
When was The Fifth Floor released? +
The Fifth Floor was released in 1978.
Who directed The Fifth Floor? +
The Fifth Floor was directed by Howard Avedis.
How long is The Fifth Floor? +
The Fifth Floor has a runtime of 90 minutes.
What genre is The Fifth Floor? +
The Fifth Floor is a horror-thriller film.
Where can I watch The Fifth Floor? +
You can watch The Fifth Floor on SassyFlix.
