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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792850458
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792850459
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: D1002333D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 28, 2001
Running Time: 105 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: July 25, 1980
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
To condemn Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock rip-off is to miss the sheer enjoyment of Brian De Palma's delirious 1980 thriller. Hitchcockian homages run rampant through most of De Palma's earlier films, and this one's chock-full of visual quotes, mostly cribbed from Vertigo and Psycho. But De Palma's indulgent depravity transcends simple mimicry to assume a vitality all its own. It's smothered in thickly atmospheric obsessions with sex, dread, paranoia, and voyeurism, not to mention a heavy dose of Psycho-like psychobabble about a wannabe transsexual who's compelled to slash up any attractive female who reminds him--the horror!--that he's still very much a man.
Angie Dickinson plays the sexually unsatisfied, fortysomething wife who's the killer's first target, relaying her sexual fantasies to her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) before actually living one of them out after the film's celebrated cat-and-mouse sequence in a Manhattan art museum. The focus then switches to a murder witness (De Palma's then-girlfriend Nancy Allen) and Dickinson's grieving whiz-kid son (Keith Gordon), who attempt to solve the murder while staying one step ahead (or so they think) of the crude detective (Dennis Franz) assigned to the case. Propelled by Pino Donaggio's lush and stimulating score, De Palma's visuals provide seductive counterpoint to his brashly candid dialogue, and the plot conceals its own implausibility with morbid thrills and intoxicating suspense. If you're not laughing at De Palma's shameless audacity, you're sure to be on the edge of your seat. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I first saw this in 1983, and have revisited every so often since. I have to say that although it's a little dated now, it's still quite stylish, unique, and gripping. But without that incredible music score by Pino Donaggio, there's no way it would remain as significant to me as it does. It's perfect, especially during the final bookend shower sequence with Nancy Allen. And what a clever way to close off the movie. She made up the dream about the razor while meeting with Michael Caine. But ... Read More
Rating:  -
The Bottom Line:
Dressed to Kill is often cheesy fun (DePalma is rarely unentertaining) but it's a really pretty terrible movie that rips off/homages Psycho at a dozen different points, thinks transsexualism and multiple personalities are the same thing, wastes a nice performance by Nancy Allen and ends stupidly: rent it if you have a bunch of friends and want something campy to mock, but not for its legitimate merits.
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A true 2.35 format. I had an hideous VHS tape of this movie, but here is a very good copy.
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While the comparison to Psycho is inevitable, Dressed to Kill is a classic in its own right. De Palma may tip his hat to Hitchcock in some of his films, but I've never felt like they were copycats. The cast here is terrific. Angie Dickinson, Michael Caine and Nancy Allen (who at the time was married to De Palma) are the lead actors. Angie plays the troubled and frustrated Kate Miller and like Janet Leigh's Marion Crane in Psycho meets an unfortunate end in an elevator about 1/3 into the picture. Then ... Read More
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I remember watching this back in the 80s when it first came out. I am (naturally) changing to dvds and wanted to add to my collection. Of course, being from the 80s, it is a bit dated, but I like the "feel" of the film. I like to call this the pre-cursor to "Basic Instinct".
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