"Dressed to Kill" refers prominently to Brian De Palma's 1980 erotic thriller, which garnered controversy for its stylized violence and LGBTQ+ representation, and a 1995 book erroneously linking bras to breast cancer. The title also covers the 1946 Sherlock Holmes film, which concluded the Basil Rathbone series. Learn more about the 1980 film’s controversy and production details via the Wikipedia entry for Dressed to Kill (1980 film) .
