Dressed to Kill
Brian De Palma’s skill as a director is matched by his glorious bad taste. Several filmmakers have had the gall to mine laughs out of serial killer material (Hitchcock, Jonathan Demme, Bong Joon-ho), but Dressed to Kill remains the pinnacle of this murder-sex-comedy sub-genre.
The film opens and closes with soft-focus fetish fantasies, each belonging respectively to Dressed to Kill’s two female protagonists (Angie Dickinson’s sexually frustrated housewife and Nancy Allen’s cheery prostitute), and the rest of the film plays as one long De Palma wet dream that’s part erotic melodrama, part giallo and part mixed-matched buddy movie.
Scene after scene De Palma dazzles with his bravado camerawork and elaborate plot machinations – you can almost hear him cackling from behind the camera when Dickinson’s character discovers her lover has the clap. This is a hothouse for voyeurs and cinephiles, an uncouth pulp thriller elevated into an artwork of sound and image. In other words: this is pure cinema. [Jamie Dunn]
Dressed to Kill - The Arrow Video Story
Dressed to Kill - Original Trailer
Special Features:
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the feature
• Optional original uncompressed Mono 2.0 Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround Sound
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Symphony of Fear: Producer George Litto discusses his working relationship with Brian De Palma
• Dressed in White: Star Angie Dickinson on her role in the film
• Dressed in Purple: Star Nancy Allen discusses her role in the film
• Lessons in Filmmaking: Actor Keith Gordon discusses Dressed to Kill
• The Making of a Thriller – A documentary on the making of Dressed to Kill featuring writer-director Brian De Palma, George Litto, stars Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz and more!
• Unrated, R-Rated, and TV-Rated Comparison Featurette
• Slashing Dressed to Kill – Brian De Palma and stars Nancy Allen and Keith Gordon discuss the changes that had to be made to avoid an X-rating
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Gallery
• Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanel Marsh
• Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and author Maitland McDonagh, illustrated with original archive stills and promotional material
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