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Dressed to Kill is a 1980 American erotic psychological thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen. It depicts the events leading up to the brutal murder of a New York City housewife (Dickinson) before following a prostitute (Allen) who witnesses the crime, and her attempts ...
- $6.5 million
- Pino Donaggio
- July 25, 1980
- George Litto
Dressed to Kill: Directed by Brian De Palma. With Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon. A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
- Brian De Palma
- 2 min
Allen married De Palma in 1979, and her subsequent portrayal of a prostitute who witnesses a murder in his feature Dressed to Kill (1980) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in De Palma's neo-noir film Blow Out (1981), playing a woman implicated in an assassination.
Allen has appeared in a number of documentaries about her most famous films, including Dressed to Kill (1980), Carrie (1976), Blow Out (1981), Poltergeist III (1988), and the RoboCop trilogy. She also hosted Andrew J. Kuehn 's horror film documentary Terror in the Aisles (1984), along with Donald Pleasence.
- January 1, 1
- 1.68 m
- New York City, New York, USA
When Liz Blake (Nancy Allen), a prostitute, sees a mysterious woman brutally slay homemaker Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson), she finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation.
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- Brian De Palma
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- Michael Caine
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Charge: disorderly conduct, solicitation for the purpose of prostitution. Arresting Officer: Duram. Apprehended at the Park Avenue Hotel. Oh, classy arrest. Liz Blake : Thank you. Detective Marino : Let's face it, you're a whore. Oh, a Park Avenue whore, but you're still a whore.
With its masterfully executed scenes of horror, voluptuous camera work, and passionate score, Dressed to Kill is a veritable symphony of terror, enhanced by vivid performances by Angie Dickinson, Michael Caine, and Nancy Allen.
