I'm Dangerous Tonight

1990 "Amy has a new dress that will take your breath away ...forever..."
I'm Dangerous Tonight
4.9| 1h28m| R| en| More Info
Released: 08 August 1990 Released
Producted By: MCA Television Entertainment
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman. She decides to make a dress from the cloth. Whoever wears this cloth/dress comes under its spell; all inhibitions and moral responsibilities are lost.

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Skutter-2 I'm Dangerous Tonight is a functional piece of entertainment. Being a made for TV movie it is kind of bland and toothless. The blurb on the back on the case made me think it would primarily involve the Madchen Amick possessed by the evil dress for the course of the movie, sort of slowly turning her evil, kind of like Christine but with a dress instead of car. It doesn't quite work like that with the dress being worn or possessed by various different people throughout the film and turning evil to varying extents. The central premise of a dress, or a cloth that eventually gets turned into a dress, that turns those who wear it evil is one of those silly concepts that could provide cheesy entertainment and would require some really good scripting to work as a genuinely good film. I'm Dangerous Tonight does kind of try but ultimately does not succeed. There is some claptrap that is never really explored about inanimate objects being mystical focuses of belief and power, which is thrown in as an explanation for the Aztec cloak/dresses' power, which is quite forgettable. It does seem an enormous coincidence that the girl who comes into possession of the dress (No pun intended) just happens to be studying this very esoteric and specialised topic as part of her college course. There is also some stuff about the dress affecting different people in different ways, depending of their existing strength of character and their psychology etc. It isn't delved into very much, other than as an explanation as to why some people seem to turn more evil than others, but it is a fairly interesting plot idea. As it is the concept of a random object or artifact which turns people around it evil or makes weird stuff happen has been done a few times by now- I'm looking in your direction Amityville sequels.What we do get on screen is okay but nothing to write home about. Tobe 'One Trick Pony' Hooper rattles through the proceedings with a predictable lack of flair. Madchen Amick is easy to watch, especially in the red dress, and Anthony Perkins provides the best entertainment in the movie with his giggle inducing scenery chewing. His histrionics and overacting are b-movie gold. By this point in this sad and sagging career it looks like he was just having fun. R. Lee Ermey has a small but amusing role as a gruff detective. There are quite a few plot contrivances and some scenes toward the end which are very choppily handled. There is one part where our heroine wakes up after being rendered unconscious to find the situation has changed in a way that doesn't make in sense in terms of plot logic or pacing. There is also a lame twist ending that everyone will see coming from miles away.Bland, as one would expect for a made for TV movie but there is enough to at least hold your interest.
brandonsites1981 Disappointing, but entertaining adaption about a cursed red cloak that turns whoever is wearing it into a blood thirsty killer. A young woman who gets the cloak from her aunt turns it into a dress and of course goes on a killing spree. Made for USA television and then given a video release afterwards, this film features a pretty solid cast and some effective jolt scenes. Rated R.
fgunther OK, to explain how hokey this film is, I've got to include a couple of **spoilers**. When our heroine goes home to her obviously sleazy aunt, who tells her there's no money left in her dead parents' estate, and then tells her to sew a new dress for her in two days - the story was done much better in Cinderella. You just know she's gonna wreak awful vengeance on her evil relatives, as soon as the red cloak takes over. Note to director: this was done much better by Jim Carrey in "Mask".And the "red cloak". A cheesy piece of red rayon, supposedly used by Inca priests? With great magical powers? Where'd they get this prop? Salvation Army?There were some fine actors, eg, Madchen Amick and Anthony Perkins, doing their best with this, and the opening scene wasn't too bad. But, much as I wanted to find good things about this film, it was really disappointing. I gave it a 1.
gridoon "I'm Dangerous Tonight" disappoints mainly in the plot department. Once you've realized the basic concept, the script looks one-note and unsurprising. But, judged by TV-movie standards, this thriller is surprisingly violent and sexually charged. Director Hooper brings some peculiar, kinky undertones to the material, playing with the role-reversal of the concept; there is a definite link between erotic tension and violence here. As you may have guessed, Perkins doesn't play the villain here. He is pretty much wasted in a small supporting role, but he manages to give a classy performance. Amick is the lead here, and she's striking.