Dressed to Kill
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 to solve it with the help of the victim's son (Keith Gordon). It contains several direct references to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho.
Plot
Sexually frustrated housewife Kate Miller is attending therapy sessions with New York City psychiatrist Dr. Robert Elliott. During an appointment, Kate attempts to seduce him, but Elliott rejects her advances, stating his unwillingness to jeopardize his happy marriage. Kate has planned to spend the day with her teenage son Peter, an inventor, but he has to cancel as he has reached a critical point in his research for his entry to the city's science fair. Thus, Kate goes alone to the Metropolitan Museum of Art where she unexpectedly flirts with a mysterious stranger. Kate and the stranger stalk each other through the museum until they finally wind up outside, where Kate joins him in a taxi. They go to his apartment and have sex.
More details
author | Brian De Palma |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | Brian De Palma |
editor | Gerald B. Greenberg |
events | serial killer |
genre | crime horror mystery thriller |
keywords | answering machine arrest call girl convex mirror curved mirror discover female police officer flirt listening device mental institution metropolitan museum of art mysterious stranger police officer prime suspect psychiatric hospital science fair scream stalk straight razor strip teenage son transgender want wedding ring |
musicBy | Pino Donaggio |
nomination | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director |
producer | George Litto |
productionCompany | Cinema 77/Film Group |
publisher | Filmways |
recordedAt | New York City Philadelphia |
theme | erotic thriller independent lgbt-related mystery thriller neo-noir psychological thriller sexuality slasher |