Dressed to Kill (1980)
- Directed by
- Brian De Palma
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, independent film, erotic film, slasher film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1,127 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A New York housewife is brutally murdered after a sexual encounter. A prostitute who witnesses the crime tries to solve it with the victim's son, while a killer stalks them.
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What happens
Dressed to Kill is a 1980 American thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen. It depicts the events leading up to the brutal murder of New York City housewife Kate Miller (Dickinson) before following Liz Blake (Allen), a prostitute who witnesses the crime, and her attempts to solve it with the help of the victim's son Peter (Keith Gordon). It contains several direct references to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho. While acknowledging similarities to Alfred Hitchcock films (particularly Psycho), De Palma claimed to get the idea from watching The Phil Donahue Show. The film was shot in New York City and Philadelphia, and Pino Donaggio composed the score. Released in July 1980, Dressed to Kill was a box office success in the United States, grossing over $31 million against a production budget of $6.5 million. The film polarized critics, but has since gained a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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