fear of heights theme
A character exhibits an extreme or irrational fear of heights.
Examples
In "Vertigo" (1958), detective John Ferguson is left hanging from a gutter watching a colleague tumble to his death, after a perilous rooftop pursuit. The experience leaves him with such an extreme fear of heights that he can no longer continue in his job.
14 total · 1 choice · 13 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Vertigo (1958) | choice | John's acrophobia was central to the story |
| ahp7x21 | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock professed to suffer from acrophobia. |
| columbo1971e1x06 | minor | Columbo was visibly nervous as the aerial tram motored its way up to the mountaintop. |
| columbo1971e8x02 | minor | Columbo's body language in the elevated directors' chair belied the fact that he asserted he wasn't afraid of heights. |
| ftt1982e2x04 | minor | Jack has absolutely no fear of heights, we heard say and saw demonstrated. |
| movie: Death Game (1996) | minor | Becca alerted Jack and Hawk of her fear of heights shortly before falling into a pool of acid. |
| movie: Meteor Apocalypse (2010) | minor | David confessed to being afraid of heights while he and Lynn were on a building rooftop. |
| movie: Pretty Woman (1990) | minor | Vivian mused aloud as to why Edward would elect to sit in the opera house balcony, given his fear of acrophobia. |
| movie: Return from Witch Mountain (1978) | minor | Sickle initially refused Dr. Gannon's order to scale up the side of a building on the ground that he was acrophobic. |
| movie: Runaway (1984) | minor | Jack confessed to Karen that he'd been afraid of heights his entire life. |