De Palma’s DRESSED TO KILL gets gussied up for Hi-Def

Ah, the 80’s back when John Carpenter was making killer genre flicks, Coca-Cola was cheap and De Palma was being toted as the next Hitchcock.  You guys remember that?  I sure do.  De Palma has been one of my favorites, even when I was a young 7 years old, I saw The Untouchables and knew that the Racine apartment scene was something important on a technical level.  He was one of the first directors that I started researching his prior catalog.  Unfortunately, by the time I started getting into his work, his later films kind of fell apart.  I digress.  De Palma’s thriller Dressed to Kill is being released in an Unrated Blu-Ray via Twentieth Century Fox.  Read beyond the break for the skinny.

From the Press Release:

Relive every suspenseful, erotically-charged fantasy captured in the timeless MGM classic DRESSED TO KILL, making its Blu-ray debut September 6 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Written and directed by critically-acclaimed filmmaker Brian De Palma (Scarface, The Untouchables), DRESSED TO KILL is a dark, psychological crime thriller with twists and turns around every corner.

Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson, “Police Woman”) is a sexually-repressed housewife who seeks treatment from Dr. Robert Elliott (two-time Academy Award®-winner Michael Caine, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Cider House Rules).  While secretly leaving a hotel after a one-night affair, Kate is mysteriously murdered by a tall blonde woman wearing sunglasses.  The only witness is a high-priced call girl, Liz (Nancy Allen in a Golden Globe®-nominated performance), who becomes the killer’s next target.  With the help of Kate’s grown son, Peter (Keith Gordon, A Midnight Clear), Liz discovers that the murderer is connected to Dr. Elliott, and the pair come face-to-face with a shocking surprise.

DRESSED TO KILL will be available on single-disc Blu-ray and includes four behind-the-scenes featurettes and a photo gallery.  The ARP for Blu-ray is $16.99.

DRESSED TO KILL Special Features
·       Unrated Cut Blu-ray
•       “The Making of a Thriller” Full-Length Documentary including interviews with Brian De Palma, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen and Dennis Franz
•       “Slashing Dressed to Kill” Featurette
•       “Dressed to Kill: An Appreciation by Keith Gordon” Featurette
•       “Comparison of the Unrated, R-rated, and Network Versions” Featurette
•       Animated Photo Gallery