Actors: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dressed to Kill
Dressed To Kill is a hitchcockian suspense dealing with the struggle of one man with his transsexuality and mental illness. Dr.Elliot(Michael Caine) is a psychiatrist who is dealing with his mental illness and is drawn into a violent world of stalking And Murder. Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen play victims and objects of Caine's obseesion in this tense, sexually charged, sometimes gory, twist filled drama.
--dennis gunder, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Dressed to Kill
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- catching brutal killer/stalker
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- psychiatrist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- full frontal
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
