- Release Date: 1980
- Runtime: 105 min
- Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Starring: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon ... see all
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Plot: While taking a shower, Kate Miller, a middle-aged, sexually frustrated New York housewife, has a rape fantasy while her husband stands at the sink shaving. Later that day, after complaining... Read more
User Reviews
A HORROR MOVIE WITH A HITCHCOCK AND ARGENTO FEEL
Dec 25, 2007
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Dec 25, 2007hosleyd2005 - yahoo.com
Dressed to Kill Is a fantastic Horror Movie Formn the Director Of a classic Horror Movie Carrie Dressed to Kill Feels Like An Italian Horror Film Just Like Dario Argento's Movies I am the biggest Horror Fan Ever Dressed to kill... Full review
Derivative
Dec 14, 2006
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Dec 14, 2006newday98074 - yahoo.com
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but does not necessarily make for the best movies. De Palma is style above substance and never more here, where he attempts to imitate Hitchcock without the endearing humanity Hitch managed to create in... Full review
prime form, trite contents
Oct 31, 2006
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Oct 31, 2006dbdumonteil - imdb.com
In France, it's considered polite from French critics to genuflect to the apparently cohesive chain of films Brian De Palma left behind him. However, a good proportion of his films are marred by bombastic effects "Carrie" (1976), "the Fury" (1978)... Full review
Movie Blew Me Away
Mar 17, 2006
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Mar 17, 2006slk7700 - yahoo.com
This movie blew me away when I first saw it in 1981 when I was only 17 or 18 years old. For an 18 year old I was just overwhelemed by the sex the violence and the mind bending cross dressing... Full review
dressed to kill
Feb 18, 2006
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Feb 18, 2006spaniak - yahoo.com
Dressed to Kill is a very unique Film. I wouldn't call it a thriller. Basically, it was a lot like Psycho. More or less, it's a horror film.The acting was really good. Nancy Allen and Michael Cain did a great job.The... Full review
Surreal, bloody, erotically charged odyssey
Feb 17, 2006
fertilecelluloid - imdb.com
Feb 17, 2006fertilecelluloid - imdb.com
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... Full review
Sleazy, Predictable But Very Entertaining
Oct 31, 2005
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Oct 31, 2005ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
A great suspense movie with terrific slow camera-work adding to the dramatics makes this a treat to watch and enjoy. Director-writer Brian de Palma does a super Hitchcock-imitation (many called it a "ripoff") with this film and the 2.35:1 widescreen... Full review
Taut Suspenseful Masterpiece From Brian De Palma With Amazing Performances All Around!
Jul 10, 2005
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Jul 10, 2005- imdb.com
This is a taut suspenseful masterpiece from Brian De Palmawith amazing performances all around!. It's extremely suspenseful, and often scary, and the score is fantastic, plus all the characters were awesome. Yes it rips off Psycho a lot, however it's... Full review
She's Dressed To Kill You
Jun 19, 2005
Hal-900 - imdb.com
Jun 19, 2005Hal-900 - imdb.com
When people ask me why do I like movies so much, I usually respond, "have you seen the art-gallery sequence in De Palma's Dressed to Kill?" That scene alone, pretty much represents everything I want to see in a film.... Full review
Stunning exercise in audience manipulation,possibly even MORE effective than it's model,Psycho
Mar 30, 2005
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Mar 30, 2005DrLenera - imdb.com
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho may be one of the most influential movies ever-for a start it was at least partially responsible for the whole subgenre of 'slasher' movies and the shower scene has inspired more homages than you can count. Brian... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 02, 2006Slant Magazine
The pleasures of Dressed to Kill flat out do not translate to print....the film's luxurious, almost eerily plastique elegance just barely disguises its unapologetic presentation of fetish iconography..... ... Full Review
| Oct 22, 2001Combustible Celluloid
His Dressed to Kill (1980) is a flat-out masterpiece.....It also contains several featurettes and photo galleries, an appreciation by Keith Gordon --.... ... Full Review
| Jan 01, 1980Chicago Sun-Times
He's one of those teen-age scientific geniuses....DePalma opens with a deliberately shocking shower scene....Indeed, I'll be vague about the plot from now on.... ... Full Review
CultureCartel.com
Several of valuable supplements on this special edition of Dressed to Kill were created by Laurent Bouzerau and are presented in full frame.
However the film has very little actual gore in it and is downright tame by today's standards.
... Full Review
dvdfuture.com
MGM brings DVD fans a wonderfully, special feature-packed movie that allows De Palma to show his film in the original version that he wanted viewers to enjoy.
Dressed to Kill is a fantastic psychological thriller that soothes you into a relaxed condition and then shocks you with brutality.
... Full Review
News
MGM Dresses Up For DTV Remake
bloody-disgusting.com –
2007-06-06
Now that remakes haven't been fairing all too well in theaters, it appears the new studio maneuver is to start unloading all of those familiar titles direct-to-DVD. ... Full Article
MGM remaking 'Dressed to Kill'
variety.com –
2007-06-05
Talkin' 'bout my generation
news.com.au –
2006-09-05
COME on Michael, I thought you were cool.For an old bloke.You've made over 80 films since 1956, so sure, you're in a better position than most to judge what's good and bad cinema. ... Full Article
Dressed to Kill (1980)
buried.com –
1980-06-23
Brian De Palma originally wanted Liv Ullmann to play Kate Miller, but she declined.Michael Caine's psychiatric office is located at 162 East 70th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side. ... Full Article
Dressed to Kill
moviesonline.ca –
1980-06-23
Fashionable Manhattan therapist Dr. Robert Elliott (Caine) faces the most terrifying moment of his life, when a psychotic killer begins attacking the women in his life (Dickinson & Allen) - with a straight razor stolen from his office. ... Full Article

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