Body Double (1984)

Directed by

Brian De Palma

Genre

drama film, horror film, erotic film, crime film, slasher film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 926 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An actor takes a house-sitting job and becomes obsessed with watching a beautiful woman through a telescope. He witnesses a murder and gets pulled into a dangerous mystery involving pornography and deceit.

voyeuristicsuspensefulerotictensecampyoverheatedtwistyparanoidglossy

What happens

Body Double is a 1984 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed, co-written, and produced by Brian De Palma, and starring Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, and Deborah Shelton. The film is a direct homage to the 1950s films of Alfred Hitchcock, specifically Rear Window, Vertigo, and Dial M for Murder, taking plot lines and themes (such as voyeurism, panic attacks, and obsession) from the first two. At the time of its release, the film was a commercial failure, earning $8.8 million at the box office against a production budget of $10 million, as well as mixed reviews, though Griffith's performance earned praise and earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Subsequently, the film received positive appraisal from cinema fans and is now considered to be a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Blood Simple (1984)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Best Kept Secrets (1984)
• The Naked Face (1984)
• They're Playing with Fire (1984)
• Special Effects (1984)
• Dreamscape (1984)
• Crimes of Passion (1984)