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Dressed to Kill (1980) - Special Edition


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Three out of Five

Movie

Rating: R
Length: 104 minutes

Video

Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)

Audio

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono

Captions

French, Spanish

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Plot

Female patients of a local psychiatrist (Caine) are being murdered by another one of his patients. Will the razor blade carnage ever end?

Pros

Any movie with Michael Caine in it can't be bad. And kudos to Angie Dickenson for showing that you didn't have to be 19 and anorexic to be beautiful (nothing is left to the imagination and she was 49 when this was filmed). The script is well written and there is a good bit of tension and at least one good plot twist to keep your interest.

Cons

This film hasn't aged nearly as well as one of its stars. The colors are dark and the special effects are dated. A number of the scenes ran a little bit two long.

Extras

  • Unrated Version Option
  • The Making of Dressed To Kill Documentary
  • "Unrated", "R-Rated", and "TV Rated" Comparison Featurette
  • Slashing Dressed To Kill Featurette
  • An Appreciation By Keith Gordon Featurette
  • Menu-Based Advertising Gallery
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Animated Photo Gallery

Recommendation

A good mystery/suspense movie to "kill" an evening with. And if you're looking for lovely women with little to nothing on, look no further.

Director

Brian De Palma   [Carlito's Way, Casualties of War, Mission Impossible, Mission to Mars, Scarface, The Untouchables]

Actors

Nancy Allen - Liz Blake
[1941, Robocop, Robocop 2, Robocop 3]
Ken Baker - Warren Lockman
Michael Caine - Doctor Robert Elliott
[A Bridge Too Far, Batman Begins, Battle of Britain, The Dark Knight, The Eagle Has Landed, The Prestige, The Quiet American, Secondhand Lions, Zulu]
Susanna Clemm - Betty Luce
Amalie Collier - Cleaning Woman
Mary Davenport - Woman in Restaurant
Anneka Di Lorenzo - Nurse
Angie Dickinson - Kate Miller
[Rio Bravo]
Norman Evans - Ted
Keith Gordon - Peter Miller
Dennis Franz - Detective Marino
[Die Hard 2]
Brandon Maggart - Cleveland Sam
David Margulies - Dr. Levy
[Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II]
Robbie L. McDermott - Man in Shower
Bill Randolph - Chase Cabbie
[Friday the 13th Part 2]

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