Brian De Palma

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Other Works:

Directed Bruce Springsteen's music video "Dancing in the Dark" (1984)

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Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)

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Personal Quote:

It's hard to make movies where you put women in peril any more. You can't really stalk women around anymore. It's very difficult. It's sort of unsettling to field a lot of hostile questions about why you keep doing this and why you dislike women so much. You say, "It's a murder mystery, I'm running out of victims." It's all right to kill men... See more »

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Trivia:

De Palma bases his most famous cinematic predilection, voyeurism, on a specific childhood incident. When he was a child, his parents split up, his mother accusing his father of infidelity. The young De Palma spent several days stalking his dad with recording equipment, hoping to find evidence to confirm his mother's suspicions. See more »

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Trademark:

[Split screen] Often uses split screens (created optically or using a split diopter while shooting) to build suspense and/or convey story information. This allows the audience to choose what to look at and engages them further in the story ( Phantom of the Paradise, Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Mission: Impossible, Snake Eyes, Femme Fatale and _The Black Dalhia (2006)_). See more »

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Nickname:

Bri See more »

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Star Sign:

Virgo