Synopsis
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
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Cast
- Michael CaineDoctor Robert Elliott
- Nancy AllenLiz Blake
- Angie DickinsonKate Miller
- Keith GordonPeter Miller
- Dennis FranzDetective Marino
- David MarguliesDr. Levy
- Ken BakerWarren Lockman
- Susanna ClemmBetty Luce
- Brandon MaggartCleveland Sam
- Amalie CollierCleaning Woman
Recommendations
- 100
The Guardian
This ingenious erotic thriller full of unexpected shocks is best seen with no foreknowledge and even better at a second viewing. - 100
Slant Magazine
The pleasures of Dressed to Kill flat out do not translate to print, but for what it’s worth it is the most perfectly-directed film ever, provided you, like me, bust into orgasmic laughter when De Palma’s double-shuffling editing makes it seem like the only threat Nancy Allen and a wooden cop can see boarding the subway is a 250-pound bag lady. - 91
The A.V. Club
It’s easy to see why people hated a movie as arch, violent, and glib as Dressed To Kill, and equally clear that this is exactly what De Palma was going for with all the gusto he could muster. - 90
The New York Times
A witty, romantic, psychological horror film and it's almost as rewarding as a successful analysis...The fun is not in logic but watching how Mr. De Palma successfully tops himself as he goes along, and the fun lasts from the sexy, comic opening sequence right through to the film's several endings. - 80
Variety
Brian De Palma goes right for the audience jugular in Dressed to Kill, a stylish exercise in ersatz-Hitchcock suspense-terror. Despite some major structural weaknesses, the cannily manipulated combination of mystery, gore and kinky sex adds up to a slick commercial package. - 75
Chicago Tribune
A stylish, violent thriller about a sexually frustrated woman (Angie Dickinson), whose fantasies lead to a murder mystery. Directed by Brian De Palma ("Carrie"). Effective, but not for the kids. [1 Aug 1980, p.4-10] - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Stylish, intriguing, and very violent. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
All dressed up with no script to go, but a feverish nerve jangler nonetheless.
