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Body Double (1984)

R 10/25/1984 Crime, Mystery, Thriller 1h 54m
68%
User
Score
6.8/10
80%
69/100

You can't believe everything you see.

Overview

After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.

Brian De Palma

Director

Robert J. Avrech

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Craig Wasson

Craig Wasson

Jake Scully

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Holly Body

Gregg Henry

Gregg Henry

Sam Bouchard

Deborah Shelton

Deborah Shelton

Gloria Revelle

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Det. Jim McLean

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Rubin

David Haskell

David Haskell

Drama Teacher

Rebecca Stanley

Rebecca Stanley

Kimberly Hess

Al Israel

Al Israel

Corso

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Media

Mark Kermode reviews Body Double (1984) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Body Double (1984) | BFI Player

Body Double (1984) Trailer

Body Double (1984) Trailer

Analyzing Space and Perspective in Brian De Palma's BODY DOUBLE

Analyzing Space and Perspective in Brian De Palma's BODY DOUBLE

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on February 23, 2014

De Palma Double Bubble, Toil and Trouble.

Body Double is directed by Brian De Palma, he also co-writes the screenplay with Robert J. Avrech. It stars Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd and Dennis Franz. Music is by Pino Donaggio and cinematography by Stephen H. Burum.

Brian De Palma continued his crusade to push buttons of the sensitive whilst homaging his hero Alfred Hitchcock, with this cheeky, garish, sleazy thriller. Even when moving away from Hitch like movies, he created a storm with Scarface (1983), so the critics of 1984 wondered if a return to suspense thriller territory would put the director back on an even cinematic keel? Not a bit of it! The reaction to Body Double was ridiculously over the top, apparently a misogynistic homage to the ...

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A review by The Movie Diorama

Written on January 16, 2020

Body Double infiltrates the vehemence of adult entertainment through inspired Hitchcockian thrills. De Palma was at the height of his success during the eighties. Implementing his technical flourishes within sub-genres that we’re not necessarily accessible for the average audience member. Erotic thrillers, whilst some may describe as distasteful and misogynistic, accentuated sexualisation to further enhance the lust of man. Body Double is no different. Much like the pornographic industry that is portrayed, it certainly has a sub-par screenplay that persuades you to fast-forward to the “act” in question, yet manages to lure you into the sleazy allurement of De Palma’s technically adept direction.

After waltzing in on his partner cheating on him, a novice actor is recruited by a f...

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