She's Dressed to Kill is a 1979 American television slasher film directed by Gus Trikonis and starring Jessica Walter, John Rubinstein, Connie Sellecca, Jim McMullan, Clive Revill, and Gretchen Corbett. Its plot follows a fashion designer who holds a party at her mansion, where the guests begin to get murdered. The film was also known under the title Someone's Killing the World's Greatest Models.[2]
| She's Dressed to Kill | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Written by | George Lefferts |
| Directed by | Gus Trikonis |
| Starring | |
| Music by | George Romanis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Editor | Ira Heymann |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 10, 1979[1] |
Cast
edit- John Rubinstein as Alan Lenz
- Jessica Walter as Irene Barton
- Connie Sellecca as Alix Goldman
- Jim McMullan as Sheriff Halsey / Michael Barton
- Clive Revill as Victor De Salle
- Gretchen Corbett as Laura Gooch
- Barbara Cason as Deenie Gooch
- Cathie Shirriff as Kate Bedford
- Corinne Calvet as Colette
- Eleanor Parker as Regine Danton
- Peter Horton as Tony Smith
- Jonathan Banks as Rudy Striker
- Marianne McAndrew as Lorna
- Russ Marin as Oscar
- Joanna Cassidy as Camille Bentancourt
Release
editThe film aired on NBC as a Movie of the Week on Monday, December 10, 1979.[3]
Critical response
editPeople magazine wrote of the film: "It’s your basic people-trapped-at-isolated-snowy-resort-with-murderer tale, but suspenseful."[4]
Legacy
editThe film is cited by Camille Paglia in an essay featured in her book Provocations: Collected Essays on Art, Feminism, Politics, Sex, and Education (1985).[5]
References
edit- ^ "She's Dressed to Kill". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "She's Dressed to Kill (1979)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Murder In Style". New York Daily News. New York City, New York. December 9, 1979. p. 348 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ People Staff (December 10, 1979). "Picks and Pans Review: She's Dressed to Kill". People. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
- ^ Paglia, Camille (1985). Provocations: Collected Essays on Art, Feminism, Politics, Sex, and Education. New York City, New York: Knopf Doubleday. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-525-43386-6.