Body Double (1984)
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- Official Trailer (01:31)
- Trailer 1 (01:25)
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Synopsis
A struggling actor house-sits a luxurious home and becomes obsessed with a beautiful neighbor, and gets entangled in voyeurism, murder, and Hollywood intrigue.
Cast
- Craig Wasson
- Melanie Griffith
- Gregg Henry
- Deborah Shelton
- Guy Boyd
- Dennis Franz
- David Haskell
- Rebecca Stanley
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- Mar 12, 2019
I believe scientists have confirmed that the Frankie Goes to Hollywood scene is the peak of 1980s cinema.
Patrick WillemsOct 30, 2019brian de palma really went and said "what if i remade both Rear Window and Vertigo at the same time, but, like, really really horny"
Carol GrantFeb 14, 2013Perhaps not quite the best De Palma movie (I might give the edge to Carlito's Way or Hi, Mom!), but it is THE Brian De Palma movie. Split diopters, mirror surfaces, garish and distancing set design, intricate camera movements, and sexist depictions that viciously target the…
Jake Cole - Sep 12, 2020
when the film blooms into a music video set to “relax” by frankie goes to hollywood (on a porn set!) i fell in love. funny, tense, pervy. had a blast watching this.
Angelica Jade Bastién🪼🌷Oct 28, 2024Showed this to my friend Mike and right before the "Relax" scene began I paused it and told him "in a million years you will never guess what's about to happen"
Patrick WillemsJul 9, 2021That joke about a medieval peasant being vaporized by listening to a single shoegaze riff but instead it’s a YA fiction scold being atomized by any single scene of this movie.
Branson Reese - Sep 26, 2020
INSAAANNNNEEEEEEEEE !!!!! i love u brian de palma !!!! i’m literally jumping out of my couch SCREAMING at every OUTRAGEOUS INSANE nonsense twist and turn. he made scarface right before this (a movie i LOATHE) and i think it’s funny that he doubled down on body double and…
sarah squirmJan 7, 2024I have not yet gotten tired of movies that are metaphors for themselves. Perhaps they all are on some level. Early on we watch Scully watch a woman in a window. “Wow what a creep.” You think. After a few moments he spots another man also watching the woman. “What a…
Thomas FlightApr 12, 2020R-E-L-A-X
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- Payge Eminovski likedBody Double
At first I was like yep, typical 80s movie and then I was like okay random left turn where’s this going and then the ending happened. Some amazing shots in there!!! The scene where he looks into the grave 10/10
CvptvinHowdy likedBody Double"Relax, don't do it." "When do you want to go do it" "Relax." So Brian De Palma took Rear Window and made it an erotic thriller...Nice! Idk if this will rank high in my favorite De Palma films, but it's a banger, and the 4K is amazing.
Beau likedBody DoubleWas going to go meh for the ending but then thought about the ending and it actually grew on me. And that’s one way to keep people to watch the credits.
- Kent LeHoullier lovedBody Double
Great de Palma movie, his style is unmistakable, good creepy vibe throughout
dion lovedBody DoubleGave confusing twists that make you think about this movie for a while.
Johnson Blanchard lovedBody DoubleDe Palma channels his most Hitchcokian in this sleaze fest thriller!
- Doogie likedBody Double
I really enjoyed this absolutely ridiculous movie
PeeJay Taylor likedBody DoubleBrian De Palma’s sordid version of Rear Window
AllSpudDaddy28 likedBody DoubleDecent movie, a bit dated and wild
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Metacritic
Body Double twists and turns miserably between the comic and the macabre; it's definitely not dressed to kill.
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
Body Double is an exhilarating exercise in pure filmmaking, a thriller in the Hitchcock tradition in which there's no particular point except that the hero is flawed, weak, and in terrible danger -- and we identify with him completely. The movie is so cleverly constructed, with the emphasis on visual storytelling rather than dialogue, that we are neither faster nor slower than the hero as he gradually figures out the scheme that has entrapped him.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Body Double isn’t trash, misogynistic or otherwise. It’s unrepentantly trashy – not the kind of film you watch while your parents or kids are in the house, or with your curtains open. But it’s also a complex, provocative suspense thriller that bears comparison with the three immaculate Hitchcock classics – Vertigo, Psycho and Rear Window – it gleefully drags through the sludge.
Robbie Collin
The Telegraph
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Body Double (1984) (1984) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Body Double (1984) (1984)?
The movie is 1hr 54min long.
What's Body Double (1984) (1984) about?
A struggling actor house-sits a luxurious home and becomes obsessed with a beautiful neighbor, and gets entangled in voyeurism, murder, and Hollywood intrigue.
Who's the cast of Body Double (1984) (1984)?
- Craig Wasson as Jake Scully
- Melanie Griffith as Holly Body
- Gregg Henry as Sam Bouchard
- Deborah Shelton as Gloria Revelle
- Guy Boyd as Det. Jim McLean
- Dennis Franz as Rubin
- David Haskell as Will
- Rebecca Stanley as Kimberly Hess
Who's the director behind Body Double (1984) (1984)?
Brian De Palma directed Body Double (1984) (1984).
Who produced Body Double (1984) (1984)?
Brian De Palma and Howard Gottfried produced Body Double (1984) (1984).
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