She's Dressed to Kill

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
Release
Original networkNBC
Original release
  • December 10, 1979 (1979-12-10)[1]

Cast

Release

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

Critical response

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

Legacy

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

  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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