Dressed to Kill

UPC: 883904246947

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Sexual Situations]

Summary: One of Brian De Palma's most divisive films, Dressed to Kill is a spine-chilling Alfred Hitchcock update for the late 1970s. Sexually frustrated wife and mother Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) visits her New York psychiatrist, Dr. Elliott (Michael Caine), to complain about her unfulfilling erotic life. When she then goes to meet her husband at a museum, she meets an anonymous man whom she follows out to a cab. After an afternoon of satisfying sex, Kate discovers that the man has a venereal disease, but that information becomes a moot point when a razor-wielding blonde woman slashes Kate to ribbons in the elevator of the man's building. Blonde prostitute Liz (Nancy Allen), who caught a glimpse of the murderer, becomes both the prime suspect and the killer's next target. With the police less than willing to believe her story, Liz joins forces with Kate's son Peter (Keith Gordon) to get the psychopath themselves. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Awards: New Star of the Year - Female – null New Star of the Year - Female – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: The making of Dressed to Kill documentary including interviews and Brian De Palma, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz and more
Unrated, R-Rated and TV-rated comparison featurette
Slashing Dressed to Kill featurette
An appreciation by Keith Gordon featurette
Animated photo gallery
Theatrical trailer

Dressed to Kill

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 09/06/2011

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DHMA null, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 105 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Keith Phipps

Just as Brian De Palma's Obsession rewrote Vertigo, Dressed To Kill rewrites Psycho. This time out, however, De Palma displays far more wit in an overhaul enjoyable for even those less immersed in Hitchcockiana than himself. Criticized for its sadism, the film might more accurately be described as an exploration of the sadism already implicit in Hitchcock's work, particularly in a bravura opening sequence featuring Angie Dickinson. Of course, how easily viewers let De Palma off the hook will depend on how literally they take the whole exercise. Certainly decades of advancement in gay rights date certain aspects of the film. But with De Palma it's best never to underestimate the satirical element, and here he combines his biting humor with some of the most thrilling suspense sequences of his career. It's a delicate balance that can produce such misfires as Body Double but when done right makes for a pretty thrilling ride. ~ Keith Phipps, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Susanna Clemm  Actor 
Robert Lee Rush  Actor 
Sam Williams  Actor 
Norman Evans  Actor 
Sean O'Rinn  Actor 
Bill Randolph  Actor 
Mary Davenport  Actor 
Fred Weber  Actor 
Brian De Palma  Director 
Brian De Palma  Screenwriter 
Samuel Z. Arkoff  Producer 
Pino Donaggio  Composer (Music Score) 
George Litto  Producer 
Michael Caine  Actor 
Angie Dickinson  Actor 
Nancy Allen  Actor 
Keith Gordon  Actor 
Dennis Franz  Actor 
David Margulies  Actor 
Ken Baker  Actor 
Brandon Maggart  Actor 

Country: USA