Dressed to Kill - 1980

Condition: Good

Folded as issued

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Size: 13.5 x 28 inches (34 x 71 cm)

An original Australian Daybill poster for the 1980 release of “Dressed to Kill”

An American erotic psychological thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen.

It depicts the events leading up to the brutal murder of a New York City housewife (Dickinson) before following a prostitute (Allen) who witnesses the crime, and her attempts to solve it with the help of the victim's son (Keith Gordon). It contains several direct references to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho.

The controversy surrounding the film includes the concern that it panders to an audience that vicariously enjoys viewing violent attacks on sexually stereotyped women who invite aggression as an essential part of their sexuality; such works are said to desensitize the viewer to actual crimes such as murder and rape.

"Brian De Palma, Master of the Macabre, invites you to a showing of the latest fashion ... in murder." 

Tags: Australian 1980s Daybill Adult Drama Thriller American