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Overview

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7.1/10   8,661 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Brian De Palma (written by)
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Release Date:
25 July 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Latest Fashion In Murder more
Plot:
A mysterious, tall, blonde woman, wearing sunglasses murders one of a psychiatrist's patients, and now she's after the prostitute who witnessed it. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Surreal, bloody, erotically charged odyssey more (144 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Caine ... Doctor Robert Elliott

Angie Dickinson ... Kate Miller
Nancy Allen ... Liz Blake
Keith Gordon ... Peter Miller

Dennis Franz ... Detective Marino
David Margulies ... Dr. Levy
Ken Baker ... Warren Lockman
Susanna Clemm ... Betty Luce
Brandon Maggart ... Cleveland Sam
Amalie Collier ... Cleaning Woman
Mary Davenport ... Woman in Restaurant
Anneka Di Lorenzo ... Nurse (as Anneka De Lorenzo)
Norman Evans ... Ted
Robbie L. McDermott ... Man in Shower
Bill Randolph ... Chase Cabbie
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Runtime:
105 min | USA:104 min (R-rated version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The exteriors of the museum scene were shot in New York. The interiors however, were shot in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (note the griffin logo on the map Angie Dickinson checks, it's their logo). The large gorilla painting that she views (called 'Reclining Nude') now resides in the office of the wholesale and retail operations manager of the museum. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Kate writes the second letter, the first one disappears and reappears on the table between shots. more
Quotes:
Doctor Robert Elliott: Doctor, I am not paranoid. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hitchcocked! (2006) (TV) more

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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Surreal, bloody, erotically charged odyssey, 17 February 2006
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Author: fertilecelluloid from Mountains of Madness

When you compare what Brian De Palma was doing in the 80's to what passes for entertainment today, his films keep looking better and better. "Dressed To Kill, "Blow Out", "Body Double", "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way" are all superb works of a cinematic craftsman at the peak of his powers. The guy had a long run of better than average films. This is pure Hitchcock with an 80's dash of lurid perversion, an affectionately told tale of lust and murder with plenty of twists, huge helpings of style, a stunning Pino Donaggio score, and a trashy, giallo-inspired plot. De Palma's love of complex camera-work and luscious, blood-smudged visuals helps overcome the logical holes while the terrific performances of Dennis Franz, Keith Gordon (a good director in his own right), Nancy Allen (De Palma's wife at the time) and Michael Caine make every scene special. Let the virtuoso take you on a surreal, scary, erotically charged odyssey and you'll enjoy every frame of "Dressed To Kill".

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