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Wikipedia article
'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.The Spokesman Review May 30, 1980 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19800530&id=7qUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1885,6667794 Page 13, Films, The Fifth Floor]Lawrence Journal World March 7, 1980 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19800307&id=1kMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T-cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6432,1040757 Page 10. Films, Lawrence]
Plot
The film focuses on Kelly McIntyre, a disco dancer played by Dianne HullAveleyman [http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=6208 The Fifth Floor]'Health Professionals on Screen' By Ann Catherine Paietta, Jean L. Kauppila [https://books.google.com/books?id=J3i5iLKgjc8C&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=%22The+Fifth+Floor%22+Dianne+Hull+Disco+Dancer&source=bl&ots=5A8xAGcS__&sig=MadSywq1STA9LiYyBtL_djqFZv0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dNbNVODKMcLbmAXPnYC4Bw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Fifth%20Floor%22%20Dianne%20Hull%20Disco%20Dancer&f=false Page 114 540. The Fifth Floor] who through no fault of her own accidentally overdoses on drugs and collapses at a disco.Rotten Tomatoes [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_fifth_floor The Fifth Floor, Movie Info]Schmoovies [http://schmoovies.com/actors/dianne-hull/ Dianne Hull Movies] She is misdiagnosed as suicidal and sent to a psychiatric wardNew York Magazine 2 Jun 1980 [https://books.google.com/books?id=WOUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68&dq=Dianne+Hull+Fifth+Floor&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2NfNVO71DoSnmwWe8YDADA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Dianne%20Hull%20Fifth%20Floor&f=false Movies Page 68] which is on the fifth floor of Cedar Springs Hospital.Evening Independent May 27, 1980 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19800527&id=a2FQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k1gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6220,3119148 'The Fifth Floor: Pure Exploitation by Jim Moorhead Enterrainment Writer] There she finds herself alone with no help, not even from her boyfriend who refuses to get her out of there.Tina Aumont's Eyes October 06, 2014 [http://www.tinaaumontseyes.com/girl-interrupted-rediscovering-the-fifth-floor-us-1978-80-mins/ Girl Interrupted Rediscovering The Fifth Floor] She becomes the subject of interest by an unbalanced orderly played by Bo Hopkins.Blockbuster Video guide to movies and videos, 1996 [https://books.google.com/books?id=hZY_ZjmzkIwC&q=Dianne+Hull+Fifth+Floor+Bo+Hopkins&dq=Dianne+Hull+Fifth+Floor+Bo+Hopkins&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dtrNVJiVGsPwmAWh74G4DA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBDgK Page 350]
Cathey Paine, who played the part of Leslie Van Houten in 'Helter Skelter' (1976), Robert Englund and Michael Berryman who are familiar to horror fans also play parts in the film.New York Times [https://web.archive.org/web/20150207100646/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/17146/The-Fifth-Floor/overview The Fifth Floor (1980) Review Summary]
Singer Pattie Brooks also makes an appearance in the film as a disco singer.'Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco' By Alan Jones, Jussi Kantonen [https://books.google.com/books?id=HVyiFDGKyG0C&pg=PT118&lpg=PT118&dq=The+Fifth+Floor+Pattie+Brooks&source=bl&ots=fr1P5bJBjF&sig=M7MDdaHIya1AAHGIm2PSHe3_pNE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ifzNVI2dJKXHmwXziYKQBw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=The%20Fifth%20Floor%20Pattie%20Brooks&f=false Pattie Brooks]French Film Site [http://frenchfilmsite.com/review/1978-F/The_Fifth_Floor.html The Fifth Floor (1978)]
Cast
* Bo Hopkins as Carl
* Dianne Hull as Kelly McIntyre
* Patti D'Arbanville as Cathy
* Sharon Farrell as Melanie
* Robert Englund as Benny
* Anthony James as Derrick
* Julie Adams as Nurse Hannelord
* Mel Ferrer as Dr. Sidney Coleman
* John David Carson as Ronnie Denton
* Earl Boen as Phil
* Betty Kean as Sophy
* Alice Nunn as Emma
* Cathey Paine as Lois
* Udana Power as Nurse Whelan
* Maggie Appel as Mental Patient
* Howard Avedis as Occupational Therapist
* Gregory J. Barnett as Deputy Sheriff
* Michael Berryman as Mental Patient
* Chuck Boyd as Douglas Crawford
* Pattie Brooks as Disco Singer
* Bob Herron as Sheriff
* Peter Horak as The Driver
* M.G. Kelly as Hal
* Barbara Ellen Lyle as Francine
* Milt Kogan 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 as Night Nurse
* Lee Stein as Lou
* Bruce Stidham as Dr. Morgan
* Duane Tucker as Psych Tech
* Tracey Walter as Mental Patient
* Chance Boyer as Kid At Zoo
References
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