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Dressed to Kill

  • 1980
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Dressed to Kill (1980)
A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
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A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.

  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writer
    • Brian De Palma
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Angie Dickinson
    • Nancy Allen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    52K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,507
    775
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writer
      • Brian De Palma
    • Stars
      • Michael Caine
      • Angie Dickinson
      • Nancy Allen
    • 299User reviews
    • 158Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 10 nominations total

    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:06
    Official Trailer
    Dressed To Kill: The Attack
    Clip 0:28
    Dressed To Kill: The Attack
    Dressed To Kill: The Attack
    Clip 0:28
    Dressed To Kill: The Attack
    Dressed To Kill: I Shouldn't Have Been So Rude
    Clip 1:07
    Dressed To Kill: I Shouldn't Have Been So Rude
    Dressed To Kill: Elevator Ride
    Clip 1:36
    Dressed To Kill: Elevator Ride

    Photos137

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    Top cast29

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    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Dr. Robert Elliott
    Angie Dickinson
    Angie Dickinson
    • Kate Miller
    Nancy Allen
    Nancy Allen
    • Liz Blake
    Keith Gordon
    Keith Gordon
    • Peter Miller
    Dennis Franz
    Dennis Franz
    • Detective Marino
    David Margulies
    David Margulies
    • Dr. Levy
    Ken Baker
    • Warren Lockman
    Susanna Clemm
    Susanna Clemm
    • Betty Luce
    Brandon Maggart
    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
    Bill Randolph
    • Chase Cabbie
    Sean O'Rinn
    • Museum Cabbie
    Fred Weber
    • Mike Miller
    Samm-Art Williams
    • Subway Cop
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writer
      • Brian De Palma
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Angie Dickinson said the scene where her character gets seduced in the back of a taxicab was filmed on-location in New York City, where several gawkers observed the scene and shouted, "Right on, Police Woman!" (referring to her previous television role as the title character on Police Woman (1974)).
    • Goofs
      (at around 55 mins) Peter Miller looks in the visor of his Super 8 camera. The format of the visor is 'Cinemascope', which never has been really possible with S8. Later, when the resulting movie is seen, it is in the standard 4/3 format.
    • Quotes

      Liz Blake: Do you want to fuck me?

      Dr. Robert Elliott: Oh, yes.

      Liz Blake: Well, why don't you?

      Dr. Robert Elliott: Because I'm a doctor and...

      Liz Blake: Fucked a lot of doctors.

      Dr. Robert Elliott: ...and I'm married.

      Liz Blake: Fucked a lot of them, too.

    • Alternate versions
      NBC edited 14 minutes from this film for its 1982 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Edited into Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      The Shower (Main Title Theme)
      (uncredited)
      Composed by Pino Donaggio
      Conducted by Natale Massara

    User reviews299

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    7/10

    One of Brian De Palma's best mysterious pictures

    I believe it was one of the best works of Mr De Palma. I like the story it was wonderful & I it took me almost after 75 min of watching movie to take guess who could be the mysterious killer and when I find out I got quiet excited although 10 minutes later everybody knew who's the killer. but all in all I enjoyed that and I could call it one of the best Mystery, Thriller movies I have ever seen of curse with breath taking ending. I should say the acting of Michael Caine & Nancy Allen were perfect.
    • Ahmad_pilehvar
    • Mar 13, 2020
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vestida para matar
    • Filming locations
      • Philadelphia Museum of Art - 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Filmways Pictures
      • Cinema 77 Films
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,899,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,899,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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