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Dressed to Kill ()

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A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
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Dr. Robert Elliott
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Kate Miller
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Liz Blake
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Peter Miller
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Detective Marino
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Dr. Levy
Ken Baker ...
Warren Lockman
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Betty Luce
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Cleveland Sam
Amalie Collier ...
Cleaning Woman
Mary Davenport ...
Woman in Restaurant
Anneka Di Lorenzo ...
Nurse (as Anneka De Lorenzo)
Norman Evans ...
Ted
Robbie L. McDermott ...
Man in Shower
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Chase Cabbie
Sean O'Rinn ...
Museum Cabbie
Fred Weber ...
Mike Miller
Samm-Art Williams ...
Subway Cop
Robert Lee Rush ...
Hood #1
Anthony Boyd Scriven ...
Hood #2
Robert McDuffie ...
Hood #3
Frederick Sanders ...
Hood #4
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TV Reporter (uncredited)
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Bobbi (uncredited) (voice)
Wendell Hauser ...
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Girl in Elevator (uncredited)
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Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
Lisa Peluso ...
Museum Girl (uncredited)
Jerry Schram ...
Building Tenant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Brian De Palma

Written by

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Brian De Palma ... (written by)

Produced by

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Samuel Z. Arkoff ... executive producer (uncredited)
Fred C. Caruso ... associate producer (as Fred Caruso)
George Litto ... producer

Music by

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Pino Donaggio

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Ralf D. Bode ... director of photography (as Ralf Bode)

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Gerald B. Greenberg ... (as Jerry Greenberg)

Editorial Department

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Ray Hubley ... assistant editor
Maria Iano ... assistant editor
Bill Pankow ... associate editor
Wende Phifer Mate ... assistant editor (as Wende Phifer)

Casting By

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Vic Ramos

Art Direction by

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Gary Weist

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Gary J. Brink ... (as Gary Brink)

Costume Design by

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Gary Jones
Ann Roth

Makeup Department

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Joe Cranzano ... makeup artist (as Joseph Cranzano)
Bob Grimaldi ... hair stylist (as Robert Grimaldi)
Robert Laden ... special makeup
Tony Lloyd ... makeup artist: Mr. Caine (as Anthony Lloyd)

Production Management

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Fred C. Caruso ... production manager (as Fred Caruso)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Eustace ... second assistant director
Paula Mazur ... dga trainee
Michael Rauch ... assistant director
Robert Rothbard ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Gilbert H. Gertsen ... chief carpenter (as Gilbert Gertson)
William Kane ... property master
William Lowry ... construction grip
Ernest W. Southern ... scenic chargeman (as Ernie Southern)
Paul J. Wilson ... prop man

Sound Department

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Ed Abele ... boom operator
John H. Bolz ... sound mixer (as John Bolz)
Peter Ilardi ... sound recordist
Lowell Mate ... assistant sound editor
Michael Moyse ... sound editor
Dan Sable ... supervising sound editor
Dick Vorisek ... re-recording supervisor: Trans/Audio
Jean Fraser Wardle ... assistant sound editor (as Jean Wardle)
Rutanya Alda ... adr (uncredited)
Randall Coleman ... apprentice sound editor (uncredited)

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Victor Magnotta ... stunt coordinator (as Vic Magnotta)
BJ Davis ... stunt double: Michael Caine (uncredited)
Tim Gallin ... stunts (uncredited)
Steve James ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Marc Hirschfeld ... assistant camera
Jack Kennedy ... dolly grip
Ed Quinn ... key grip
Michael Stone ... camera operator
David Wagreich ... second assistant camera
James C. Walsh ... best boy (as James Walsh)
William Ward ... gaffer
Holly Bower ... still photographer (uncredited)
Craig DiBona ... camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Adam Kimmel ... camera apprentice (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Greg Fauss ... costumer: men
Alba Schipari ... costumer: women

Location Management

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Edward Crocitto ... location coordinator (as Ed Crocitto)
Jeffrey Silver ... location manager

Music Department

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Todd Kasow ... music editor
Natale Massara ... conductor
John Moses ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Martha Pinson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Tom O'Brien ... transportation captain (as Thomas O'Brien)
Patrick Hogan ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Samuel Z. Arkoff ... presenter
Jean De Niro ... production assistant
Gary Hill ... assistant: Mr. DePalma
Sam Irvin ... assistant: Mr. DePalma
Gail Kearns ... assistant: Mr. Litto
Shirley Marcus ... production office coordinator
Danny Matalon ... production assistant
Curtis Sayblack ... auditor (as Curtiss Sayblack)
Rachel Ticotin ... production assistant
Dick Delson ... national director of publicity (uncredited)
Joy Glaccum ... stand-in: Angie Dickinson and Michael Caine (uncredited)
Victoria Johnson ... body double: Angie Dickinson (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

While taking a shower, Kate Miller, a middle-aged, sexually frustrated New York City housewife, has a rape fantasy while her husband stands at the sink shaving. Later that day, after complaining to her psychiatrist Dr. Robert Elliott about her husband's pathetic performance in bed, she meets a strange man at a museum and returns to his apartment where they continue an adulterous encounter that began in the taxicab. Before she leaves his apartment, she finds papers which certify that the man has a venereal disease. Panicked, Kate rushes into the elevator, but has to return to his apartment when she realizes she's forgotten her wedding ring. When the elevator doors open, she's brutally slashed to death by a tall blonde woman wearing dark sunglasses. Liz Blake, a high-class call girl, is the only witness to the murder and she becomes the prime suspect and the murderer's next target. Liz is rescued from being killed by Kate's son Peter, who enlists the help of Liz to catch his mother's killer as Detective Marino, who's in charge of the case, is uncooperative in the investigation. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines The latest fashion in murder. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Pulsions (France)
  • Vestida per matar (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Vestida para matar (Spain)
  • 着装杀人 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 剃刀边缘 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Budget $6,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Angie Dickinson said the scene where her character gets seduced in the back of a taxicab was filmed on-location in New York City, where several gawkers observed the scene and shouted, "Right on, Police Woman!" (referring to her previous television role as the title character on Police Woman (1974)). See more »
Goofs (at around 55 mins) Peter Miller looks in the visor of his Super 8 camera. The format of the visor is 'Cinemascope', which never has been really possible with S8. Later, when the resulting movie is seen, it is in the standard 4/3 format. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003). See more »
Soundtracks The Shower (Main Title Theme) See more »
Quotes Liz Blake: Do you want to fuck me?
Dr. Robert Elliott: Oh, yes.
Liz Blake: Well, why don't you?
Dr. Robert Elliott: Because I'm a doctor and...
Liz Blake: Fucked a lot of doctors.
Dr. Robert Elliott: ...and I'm married.
Liz Blake: Fucked a lot of them, too.
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