Nothing Underneath (1985)
"Sotto il vestito niente" (original title)

Thriller in Milan, Italy, where a serial killer uses scissors to assassinate top-models. A Yellowstone park ranger, from Usa, arrives in the city to protect his sister, but she has vanished... See full summary »

Director:

Carlo Vanzina

Writers:

Franco Ferrini (screenplay), Marco Parma (novel),

Stars:

Tom Schanley, Renée Simonsen, Donald Pleasence

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tom Schanley	...	Bob Crane
Renée Simonsen	...	Barbara
Donald Pleasence	...	Commissioner Danesi
Nicola Perring	...	Jessica Crane
Maria McDonald	...	Margaux Wilson
Catherine Noyes	...	Carrie Blynn
Paolo Tomei
Sonia Raule
Cyrus Elias	...	Danesi's assistant
Anna Galiena	...	Diana
Big Laura
Bruce McGuire	...	Interpol agent
Mimmo Sepe	...	Hotel porter

Storyline

Thriller in Milan, Italy, where a serial killer uses scissors to assassinate top-models. A Yellowstone park ranger, from Usa, arrives in the city to protect his sister, but she has vanished. The guy will meet a lot of people and will know the (sometimes dangerous) world of international jet-set. But soon the killer will search for him too...

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Plot Keywords:

italy | milan italy | serial killer | scissor | fashion | 

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Taglines:

Chasing fame is murder.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

7 November 1985 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Mannekiinimurhaaja

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Faso Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michelangelo Antonioni was asked to direct the movie, but he turned down.

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Connections

Features Magnum, P.I.: No More Mr. Nice Guy (1984)

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Soundtracks

"I Am What I Am"
Written by Jerry Herman
Sung by Gloria Gaynor

User Reviews

Murder is in fashion

"Sotto il vestito niente" (Nothing underneath) is what one could call a "standard " giallo. The film tells a straightforward story and is directed to the general audience, as it becomes clear by a more "conventional" soundtrack, but all the same – "Nothing underneath" is still a stylish and inventive film.

The plot , derivative as it may seem, is also interesting. A model in Milan is about to be killed. Her twin brother in Wyoming, Bob Crane (Tom Schanley) feels that something is about to happen. He tries to warn her. Too late. He flies in a hurry to Milan but his sister is missing. What happened to her? He warns the detective inspector, Comissioner Danesi (Donald Pleasance), that his sister may have been killed. But, as they say, "no body, no crime". Another model is murdered and this is just the beginning. Now Comissioner Danesi and Bob Crane join forces to investigate the murders...

As I said before, "Nothing underneath" is, like many other gialli, stylishly filmed, with good murder scenes, beautiful actresses etc., in other words, it has all the ingredients that make gialli so attractive. One can feel in "Nothing underneath" the love of Vanzina for the giallo genre, and for Hitchcock too.

"Nothing underneath" may not be a groundbreaking film, but it's quite an enjoyable one.