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* TransCharacterCisActor: The killer is revealed as having been a trans woman who was seeking to get sex reassignment surgery. She's played by cis actor [[spoiler:Creator/MichaelCaine]].
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** Creator/BrianDePalma originally offered Creator/LivUllman the role of Kate Miller, but she turned it down due to the violence.
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** Creator/BrianDePalma originally offered Creator/LivUllman Creator/LivUllmann the role of Kate Miller, but she turned it down due to the violence.
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: In her appearance on ''Series/TheTonightShowWithJohnnyCarson'', Creator/AngieDickinson said this was among her favourites of her films.
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: In her appearance on ''Series/TheTonightShowWithJohnnyCarson'', ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson'', Creator/AngieDickinson said this was among her favourites of her films.
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: In her appearance on ''Series/TheTonightShowWithJohnnyCarson'', Creator/AngieDickinson said this was among her favourites of her films.
* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/AngieDickinson's body double Victoria Johnson dyed her pubic hair for the shower scene.
* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/AngieDickinson's body double Victoria Johnson dyed her pubic hair for the shower scene.
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** Creator/BrianDePalma originally offered Creator/LivUllman the role of Kate Miller, but she turned it down due to the violence.
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** Creator/MelanieGriffith turned down the role of Liz Blake.
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** Creator/MelanieGriffith turned down the role of Liz Blake. Producer Ray Stark wanted Creator/SuzanneSomers for the role.
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* ThrowItIn: Angie Dickinson came up with the idea to write "pick up turkey" in the book during the museum sequence. Moreover, Dickinson kept the gloves that she wore in this sequence.
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* ThrowItIn: Angie Dickinson Creator/AngieDickinson came up with the idea to write "pick up turkey" in the book during the museum sequence. Moreover, Dickinson kept the gloves that she wore in this sequence.
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** Also, the take where Kate discovers a notice of possible STD infection in her fling's desk was inspired by a real life incident early in filming: De Palma ran into an ex-girlfriend, and was catching up with her over lunch at her place, when a courier knocked on the door to give her a 'you have been named as a sexual partner by an STD patient' notice. De Palma added the notice into the film.
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* FollowTheLeader: It's a matter of perception whether one regards this film as an homage to ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' or a shameless ripoff of ''Psycho''. Not only is the plot basically ''Psycho'' with the names changed, many scenes are even shot the same way. A dying Kate Miller reaches out her hand just as a dying Marion Crane did in ''Psycho''.
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** Creator/MattDillon turned down the role of Peter Miller.
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* ArtImitatesLife: the apartment building where Kate's mysterious stranger lived, and where Liz was seeing her client, (at least on the outside) was actually used almost exclusively for 'Wall Street types' to meet with escorts and casual flings in real life at the time. [[note]]According to De Palma in the 'making of' special for the special edition DVD[[/note]]
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* ArtImitatesLife: the The apartment building where Kate's mysterious stranger lived, and where Liz was seeing her client, (at least on the outside) was actually used almost exclusively for 'Wall Street types' to meet with escorts and casual flings in real life at the time. [[note]]According to De Palma in the 'making of' special for the special edition DVD[[/note]]
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: early in production, Brian De Palma ran into an ex-girlfriend. While they were chatting at her place, there was a knock on the door, and when the ex-girlfriend came back she had a Department of Health notice that she'd been listed as a sexual partner for someone who had an STD. De Palma was struck by the incident and wrote it into the script, as Kate finding such a notice in the desk of her mystery fling.[[note]] According to De Palma in the 'making of' special for the special edition DVD[[/note]]
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: early in production, Brian De Palma ran into an ex-girlfriend. While they were chatting InspirationForTheWork: As a young man, Creator/BrianDePalma, at her place, there was a knock on the door, his mother's urging, actually followed his father and when the ex-girlfriend came back she had a Department of Health notice that she'd been listed as a sexual partner for someone who had an STD. De Palma was struck by the used recording equipment to try and catch him with another woman. That incident and wrote it into the script, as Kate finding such a notice in the desk of her mystery fling.[[note]] According to De Palma in the 'making of' special for the special edition DVD[[/note]]inspired this film.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: As a young man, Creator/BrianDePalma, at his mother's urging, actually followed his father and used recording equipment to try and catch him with another woman. That incident inspired this film.
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* ArtImitatesLife: the apartment building where Kate's mysterious stranger lived, and where Liz was seeing her client, (at least on the outside) was actually used almost exclusively for 'Wall Street types' to meet with escorts and casual flings in real life at the time. [[note]]According to De Palma in the 'making of' special for the special edition DVD[[/note]]
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: early in production, Brian De Palma ran into an ex-girlfriend. While they were chatting at her place, there was a knock on the door, and when the ex-girlfriend came back she had a Department of Health notice that she'd been listed as a sexual partner for someone who had an STD. De Palma was struck by the incident and wrote it into the script, as Kate finding such a notice in the desk of her mystery fling.[[note]] According to De Palma in the 'making of' special for the special edition DVD[[/note]]
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* ThrowItIn: Angie Dickinson came up with the idea to write "pick up turkey" in the book during the museum sequence. Moreover, Dickinson kept the gloves that she wore in said sequence.
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* ThrowItIn: Angie Dickinson came up with the idea to write "pick up turkey" in the book during the museum sequence. Moreover, Dickinson kept the gloves that she wore in said this sequence.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Dennis Franz came up with the idea for Detective Marino to chew gum.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Dennis Franz Creator/DennisFranz came up with the idea for Detective Marino to chew gum.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Dennis Franz came up with the idea for Detective Marino to chew gum.
* CareerResurrection: In his autobiography, Creator/MichaelCaine credits this film for reviving his career after a string of flops in the late 1970s.
* ThrowItIn: Angie Dickinson came up with the idea to write "pick up turkey" in the book during the museum sequence. Moreover, Dickinson kept the gloves that she wore in said sequence.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The movie originally started with the killer (disguised through lighting and clever photography) performing his own ad hoc sex change operation in the bathroom.
** Creator/SeanConnery was offered the role of Robert Elliott and was enthusiastic about it, but declined on account of previously acquired commitments.
** Creator/MelanieGriffith turned down the role of Liz Blake.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: As a young man, Creator/BrianDePalma, at his mother's urging, actually followed his father and used recording equipment to try and catch him with another woman. That incident inspired this film.
* CareerResurrection: In his autobiography, Creator/MichaelCaine credits this film for reviving his career after a string of flops in the late 1970s.
* ThrowItIn: Angie Dickinson came up with the idea to write "pick up turkey" in the book during the museum sequence. Moreover, Dickinson kept the gloves that she wore in said sequence.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The movie originally started with the killer (disguised through lighting and clever photography) performing his own ad hoc sex change operation in the bathroom.
** Creator/SeanConnery was offered the role of Robert Elliott and was enthusiastic about it, but declined on account of previously acquired commitments.
** Creator/MelanieGriffith turned down the role of Liz Blake.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: As a young man, Creator/BrianDePalma, at his mother's urging, actually followed his father and used recording equipment to try and catch him with another woman. That incident inspired this film.
