
Overview:
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.Status: | Released (1984-10-25) |
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Awards: | 1 win & 4 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $8,801,940 |
Screen: | Robert J. Avrech, Brian De Palma |
Productions: | Delphi II Productions, Columbia Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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- 62893: Craig Wasson - Jake Scully
- 29369: Melanie Griffith - Holly Body
- 2518: Gregg Henry - Sam Bouchard
- 39574: Deborah Shelton - Gloria Revelle
- 19752: Guy Boyd - Det. Jim McLean
- 11901: Dennis Franz - Rubin
- 104385: David Haskell - Drama Teacher
Crews
- 66714: Howard Gottfried - Executive Producer - Production
- 1150: Brian De Palma - Director - Directing
- 14138: Pino Donaggio - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 852: Gerald B. Greenberg - Editor - Editing
- 1150: Brian De Palma - Screenplay - Writing
- 1150: Brian De Palma - Producer - Production
- 1264: Bill Pankow - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
De Palma Double Bubble, Toil and Trouble. Body Double is directed by Brian De Palma, he also co-writes the screenplay with Robert J. Avrech. It stars Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd and Dennis Franz. Music is by Pino Donaggio and cinematograp ....
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Body Double infiltrates the vehemence of adult entertainment through inspired Hitchcockian thrills. De Palma was at the height of his success during the eighties. Implementing his technical flourishes within sub-genres that we’re not necessarily accessible for the average audience me ....
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