Dressed to Kill
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Writer: Brian De Palma
- Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff; Fred C. Caruso
CGiii Comment
Glossy, classy, erotic and misogynistic - it may have been all those things when it was released - now, it is a badly acted, dated piece of, erm, trash.
DePalma tries to pay homage to Hitchcock...but, in reality, it is just a blatant rip-off, and a poor man's attempt at that - especially with such a paltry script.
Audiences are more sophisticated now - so, this is of interest simply to see how things were done - of no merit now.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
While taking a shower, Kate Miller, a middle-aged, sexually frustrated New York City housewife, has a rape fantasy while her husband stands at the sink shaving. Later that day, after complaining to her psychiatrist Dr. Robert Elliott about her husband's pathetic performance in bed, she meets a strange man at a museum and returns to his apartment where they continue an adulterous encounter that began in the taxicab. Before she leaves his apartment, she finds papers which certify that the man has a venereal disease. Panicked, Kate rushes into the elevator, but has to return to his apartment when she realizes she's forgotten her wedding ring. When the elevator doors open, she's brutally slashed to death by a tall blonde woman wearing dark sunglasses. Liz Blake, a high-class call girl, is the only witness to the murder and she becomes the prime suspect and the murderess's next target.
Cast & Characters
Michael Caine as Doctor Robert Elliott;
Angie Dickinson as Kate Miller;
Nancy Allen as Liz Blake;
Keith Gordon as Peter Miller;
Dennis Franz as Detective Marino;
David Margulies as Dr. Levy;
Ken Baker as Warren Lockman;
Susanna Clemm as Betty Luce;
Brandon Maggart as Cleveland Sam;
Amalie Collier as Cleaning Woman;
Mary Davenport as Woman in Restaurant;
Anneka Di Lorenzo as Nurse;
Norman Evans as Ted;
Robbie L. McDermott as Man in Shower;
Bill Randolph as Chase Cabbie