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
Genre
Written byGeorge Lefferts
Directed byGus Trikonis
Starring
Music byGeorge Romanis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Merrill Grant
  • Barry J. Weitz
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
EditorIra Heymann
Running time100 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseDecember 10, 1979 (1979-12-10)[1]

Cast

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Release

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The film aired on NBC as a Movie of the Week on Monday, December 10, 1979.[3]

Critical response

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People magazine wrote of the film: "It’s your basic people-trapped-at-isolated-snowy-resort-with-murderer tale, but suspenseful."[4]

Legacy

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The 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

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  1. ^ "She's Dressed to Kill". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "She's Dressed to Kill (1979)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Murder In Style". New York Daily News. New York City, New York. December 9, 1979. p. 348 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ People Staff (December 10, 1979). "Picks and Pans Review: She's Dressed to Kill". People. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
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