Classic De Palma. Stylish and Sexy.
Body Double (1984)
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Reviews Counted: 25
Fresh: 21
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Struggling, intensely claustrophobic actor Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) spends his spare time spying on an always-undressing beautiful woman while house-sitting at his friend's swanky Los Angeles bachelor pad. Then he notices a big... Struggling, intensely claustrophobic actor Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) spends his spare time spying on an always-undressing beautiful woman while house-sitting at his friend's swanky Los Angeles bachelor pad. Then he notices a big ugly guy with a power drill is also spying on her, and Scully begins trailing them in a bizarre game that eventually leads to murder. To solve the mystery, Scully infiltrates the porn industry and stars in an X-rated video for 1980s band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, eventually linking up with adult film star Holly Body (Melanie Griffith), the key to all the strange goings-on. Director Brian De Palma delves merrily into his bag of cinematic tricks for this mystery, which comes off as a sort of sex- and sleaze-filled hybrid of Hitchcock's VERTIGO and REAR WINDOW. Griffith, then known mainly as the daughter of Hitchcock leading lady Tippi Hedren, earned fans and critical buzz with her refreshingly funny, sexy performance as the porn star. A pre-NYPD BLUE Dennis Franz appears as a director. Evocative use of L.A. locations and De Palma's creative camerawork help mask the less believable plot elements, as does a nice score by Pino Dinoggio. [More]
Starring: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Gregg Henry
Starring: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Gregg Henry, Dennis Franz, Rebecca Stanley, Guy Boyd
Director: Brian De Palma
Director: Brian De Palma
Story: Brian DePalma
Screenwriter: Robert J. Avrech, Brian DePalma
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Release:
Oct 3, 2006
DVD Features:
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
- Subtitles - English, French - Optional
- Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Additional Release Material:
- Featurettes - 1. "The Seduction"
- 2. "The Mystery"
- 3. "The Setup"
- 4. "The Controversy"
Reviews for Body Double
It's a mystery, a romance, a horror flick, and a straight-faced parody all rolled into one unique little movie.
...De Palma's expectedly grandiose directorial choices go a long way towards keeping things interesting...
Body Double, while not his finest, is the best candidate as Brian De Palma's signature film.
Another sexed-up Hitchcockian thriller from Brian De Palma. Plays much better today than it did in 1984.
A gripping murder mystery in which director Brian De Palma offers sly tributes to Alfred Hitchcock.
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