Body Double (1984)

Director: Brian De Palma  Starring: Craig Wasson  Melanie Griffith  
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Publisher: Columbia Tri-Star
Format: DVD
UPC: 00043396041196
Buy.com Sku: 40104444
Item#: VTFT24
Buy.com Sales Rank: 28646
Category Keywords: Disturbing  Murder  Mystery  Psychodrama  Racy  Suspense  Theatrical Release  Thriller 
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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
 
In this erotic thriller, can the sole witness to a gruesome murder believe everything that he sees?
 


Editor's Note

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.


Plot Summary

While house-sitting, an unemployed actor becomes a Peeping Tom on a stripteasing neighbor. When he witnesses a murder one night, his curiosity leads him into the sordid world of higfh-class pornography for an answer to the mystery.

 
Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - English, French
Subtitles - English, French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection




 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Columbia Tri-Star
Release Date: 6/1/2004
Running Time: 117 minutes
Original Release Date: 1984
Catalog ID: 04119
UPC: 00043396041196
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed
Available Subtitles: English, French
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Craig Wasson
Guy Boyd
Dennis Franz
Gregg Henry
Deborah Shelton
Rebecca Stanley
Melanie Griffith
Brian De Palma - Screenwriter
Robert J. Avrech - Screenwriter
Brian De Palma - Story
Brian De Palma - Director

 
Professional Reviews
New York Times
"...[BODY DOUBLE] goes too far, which is the reason to see it. It's sexy and explictly crude, entertaining and sometimes very funny....[Griffith is] one of the delights..." 10/26/1984 p.C8

Variety
"...A voyeur's delight....[With] extended sequences of visual virtuosity..." 10/17/1984

  
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