The Fifth Floor
4.5/10
Rating
90 min
Runtime
1978
Release Year
Howard Avedis
Director
Cast
Bo Hopkins, Dianne Hull, Patti D'Arbanville, Sharon Farrell, Robert Englund
Quick Synopsis
In a nightclub, a young woman suddenly collapses on the dance floor, and doctors determine she has been poisoned with strychnine. Believing she tried to take her own life, her boyfriend and her doctor arrange for her to be admitted to the Fifth Floor, a psychiatric hospital known for its disturbed patients and a manipulative orderly. Despite being placed in this environment, she remains mentally clear and struggles to prove her sanity while navigating the challenges posed by the other inmates and staff.
Detailed Synopsis of The Fifth Floor
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!
