Dressed to Kill [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: Brian De Palma Brian De Palma

Overview

One of Brian De Palma's most divisive films, Dressed to Kill is a spine-chilling Alfred Hitchcock update for the late 1970s. Sexually frustrated wife and mother Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) visits her New York psychiatrist, Dr. Elliott (Michael Caine), to complain about her unfulfilling erotic life. When she then goes to meet her husband at a museum, she meets an anonymous man whom she follows out to a cab. After an afternoon of satisfying sex, Kate discovers that the man has a venereal disease, but that information becomes a moot point when a razor-wielding blonde woman slashes Kate to ribbons in the elevator of the man's building. Blonde prostitute Liz (Nancy Allen), who caught a glimpse of the murderer, becomes both the prime suspect and the killer's next target. With the police less than willing to believe her story, Liz joins forces with Kate's son Peter (Keith Gordon) to get the psychopath themselves.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2022
UPC:	0738329260699
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	9,528

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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
Kenny Baker	Warren Lockman,Warren Lockman
Brandon Maggart	Cleveland Sam
Susanna Clemm	Bobbi
Fred Weber	Mike Miller
Sean O'Rinn	Museum Cabbie
Bill Randolph	Chase Cabbie
Robert Lee Rush	Hood
Mary Davenport	Woman in Coffee Shop
Amalie Collier	Cleaning Woman
Anneka De Lorenzo	Nurse
Norman Evans	Ted
Robbie L. McDermott	Man in Shower
Samm-Art Williams	Cop
Pino Donaggio	Composer
Anneka Di Lorenzo	Actor
Basil Rathbone	Actor

Technical Credits

Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma	Screenwriter,Director
Samuel Z. Arkoff	Executive Producer,Producer
George Litto	Producer
Vic Magnotta	Stunts
Fred C. Caruso	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Just as Brian De Palma's Obsession rewrote Vertigo, Dressed To Kill rewrites Psycho. This time out, however, De Palma displays far more wit in an overhaul enjoyable for even those less immersed in Hitchcockiana than himself. Criticized for its sadism, the film might more accurately be described as an exploration of the sadism already implicit in Hitchcock's work, particularly in a bravura opening sequence featuring Angie Dickinson. Of course, how easily viewers let De Palma off the hook will depend on how literally they take the whole exercise. Certainly decades of advancement in gay rights date certain aspects of the film. But with De Palma it's best never to underestimate the satirical element, and here he combines his biting humor with some of the most thrilling suspense sequences of his career. It's a delicate balance that can produce such misfires as Body Double but when done right makes for a pretty thrilling ride.

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