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Body Double is a 1984 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed, co-written, and produced by Brian De Palma. It stars Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith and Deborah Shelton.
Body Double (1984) "Body Double" is an exhilarating exercise in pure filmmaking, a thriller in the Hitchcock tradition in which there's no particular point except that the hero is flawed, weak, and in terrible danger -- and we identify with him completely.
Body Double (1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nov 13, 2022 · In film, a body double is a person who takes the place of an actor in a scene often warranted by their physical similarities. The body double is meant to create the illusion that they are still the same actor in the scene.
Exemplifying Brian De Palma's filmmaking bravura and polarizing taste, Body Double is a salacious love letter to moviemaking. After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully (Craig...
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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.
Jun 1, 2024 · Set in Los Angeles, Body Double follows struggling, claustrophobic actor Jake Scully ( Craig Wasson) as he navigates a shady and mysterious underworld after losing an acting gig,...
Struggling actor Jake witnesses a murder in a neighbor's apartment. When a young porn actress befriends Jake, the two join forces to find the killer. Watch trailers & learn more.
Brian De Palma lets all his obsessions hang out in Body Double. A voyeur’s delight and a feminist’s nightmare, sexpenser features an outrageously far-fetched and flimsy plot.
Oct 15, 1984 · In Body Double, director Brian DePalma pays homage to the Alfred Hitchcock movies Vertigo and Rear Window, adding a few grotesque touches all his own. Craig Wasson plays Jake, a struggling actor who keeps losing jobs because of his claustrophobia.
