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Body Double

  • 1984
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Body Double (1984)
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A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.

  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writers
    • Robert J. Avrech
    • Brian De Palma
  • Stars
    • Craig Wasson
    • Melanie Griffith
    • Gregg Henry
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    36K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,568
    309
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • Robert J. Avrech
      • Brian De Palma
    • Stars
      • Craig Wasson
      • Melanie Griffith
      • Gregg Henry
    • 240User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

    Videos2

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    Photos88

    Deborah Shelton and Craig Wasson in Body Double (1984)
    Melanie Griffith in Body Double (1984)
    Dennis Franz and Craig Wasson in Body Double (1984)
    Deborah Shelton and Craig Wasson in Body Double (1984)
    Craig Wasson in Body Double (1984)
    Melanie Griffith and Craig Wasson in Body Double (1984)
    Gregg Henry and Craig Wasson in Body Double (1984)
    Melanie Griffith in Body Double (1984)
    Melanie Griffith at an event for Body Double (1984)
    Melanie Griffith at an event for Body Double (1984)
    Melanie Griffith at an event for Body Double (1984)
    Deborah Shelton in Body Double (1984)

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    Craig Wasson
    Craig Wasson
    • Jake
    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Holly
    Gregg Henry
    Gregg Henry
    • Sam
    Deborah Shelton
    Deborah Shelton
    • Gloria
    Guy Boyd
    Guy Boyd
    • Jim McLean
    Dennis Franz
    Dennis Franz
    • Rubin
    David Haskell
    • Drama Teacher
    Rebecca Stanley
    • Kimberly
    Al Israel
    Al Israel
    • Corso
    Douglas Warhit
    Douglas Warhit
    • Video Salesman
    B.J. Jones
    • Douglas
    Russ Marin
    Russ Marin
    • Frank
    Lane Davies
    Lane Davies
    • Billy
    Barbara Crampton
    Barbara Crampton
    • Carol
    Larry Flash Jenkins
    Larry Flash Jenkins
    • Assistant Director
    • (as Larry 'Flash' Jenkins)
    Monte Landis
    Monte Landis
    • Sid Goldberg
    Linda Shaw
    • Linda Shaw
    Mindi Miller
    Mindi Miller
    • Tina
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • Robert J. Avrech
      • Brian De Palma
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dennis Franz based his portrayal of Rubin the Director on Brian De Palma.
    • Goofs
      The Indian had used an auger bit to open the victim's safe, and eventually to kill her. An auger bit was used because of its aggressive look, but would have no effect on a steel safe. They are for wood.
    • Quotes

      Holly Body: I do not do animal acts. I do not do S&M or any variations of that particular bent, no water sports either. I will not shave my pussy, no fistfucking and absolutely no coming in my face. I get $2000 a day and I do not work without a contract.

    • Alternate versions
      UK video versions were cut by 5 secs to remove Holly's refusal to 'shave my pussy', 'fist fucking' and 'coming in my face', and to fade out the final shot of a woman's bloodstained breasts. The cuts were fully waived in 2000.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Oh God, You Devil/American Dreamer/Body Double/Crimes of Passion (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Main Theme
      Written by Pino Donaggio

    User reviews240

    Review
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    Featured review
    "Like Clockwork, Every Night!"...
    In Writer, Producer, Director Brian De Palma's BODY DOUBLE, Jake Scully (Greg Wasson), an actor, finds himself in a sudden tailspin after catching his girlfriend (Barbara Crampton) in bed with another man.

    Enter Sam (Gregg Henry), who gets Jake a place to stay. It's a place like no other, an enormous, ultra-modern "treehouse", with a panoramic view, overlooking the Hollywood hills. There's also a telescope through which Jake is introduced to a particularly beautiful female neighbor (Deborah Shelton).

    Jake has landed in paradise. Or, so he thinks.

    As things go increasingly south in Jake's life, he becomes all the more obsessed with the woman at the other end of the telescope. When he witnesses a crime being committed, it all gets complicated. Even deadly.

    BODY DOUBLE is Mr. De Palma's voyeuristic tribute to Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW. He's never denied his love of Hitchcock's work, and pays homage to him at every opportunity. Never as blatantly as he does here! Hell, he even throws in a bit of VERTIGO for good measure! For others, this might be considered a ripoff, but De Palma makes it look so damned good!

    This is another play on duality for De Palma. It's also one of the Director's most sexually charged efforts, rivalling his DRESSED TO KILL.

    Wasson is believable as the everyman thrust into a situation beyond his control. His obsession won't allow him to just let it go. The amazing Melanie Griffith co-stars as the amazing Holly Body!

    Another satisfying thriller from Brian De Palma...
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Tod kommt zweimal
    • Filming locations
      • Chemosphere House - 7776 Torreyson Drive, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(octagonal house)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Delphi II Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,801,940
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,837,978
      • Oct 28, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,801,940
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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