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Dressed to Kill

Year:

1980

Duration:

105 min | USA:104 min (R-rated version)

Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Brian De Palma

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1980-07-25

Filming Locations: 162 East 70th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,500,000

Gross: $31,899,000 (USA)AUD 676,000 (Australia)

Cast

Actor

Character

Erika Katz

Michael Caine

Doctor Robert Elliott

Angie Dickinson

Kate Miller

Nancy Allen

Liz Blake

Keith Gordon

Peter Miller

Dennis Franz

Detective Marino

David Margulies

Dr. Levy

Ken Baker

Warren Lockman

Susanna Clemm

Betty Luce

Brandon Maggart

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

Bill Randolph

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

William Finley

Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)

Wendell Hauser

(uncredited)

Mark Margolis

Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)

Lisa Peluso

Museum Girl (uncredited)

Jerry Schram

Building Tenant (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Michael Caine's psychiatric office is located at 162 East 70th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

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Despite playing a major role Angie Dickinson only has 30 minutes of screen time.

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The exteriors of the museum scene were shot in New York. The interiors however, were shot in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (note the griffin logo on the map Angie Dickinson checks, it's their logo). The large gorilla painting that she views (called 'Reclining Nude') now resides in the office of the wholesale and retail operations manager of the museum.

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Goofs

In the museum, Kate is wearing pantyhose. When she leaves and is inside the taxi, she is not.

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After Liz grabs the razor that Elliot drops in the elevator, she begins to running toward the screaming housekeeper, with her purse left on the ground in front of the elevator door. As Liz leaves from the apartment door the housekeeper goes into, her purse now appears over her arm.

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Once the action heightens during the museum sequence, and we have now switched from tracking shots to steadicam shots, there is one steadicam pan in particular (from Dickinson's point of view) that reveals the on-set lighting equipment at the top of the frame.

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Quotes

Liz Blake: Thank god, straight fucks are still in style!

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Bobbi: Don't make me be a bad girl again!

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Liz Blake: I'm sorry, am I bothering you?

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Faq

What are the differences between the R-Rated version and the Unrated Version?

For Brian de Palma's provoking thriller about a razor-swinging sexual offender some shots of naked skin and several details of the murders had to be cut in order get the R-rating. A detailed comparison between both versions can be found here.

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