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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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