Body Double
1984 · directed by Brian De Palma
- Rating
- 70/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Body Double (1984), directed by Brian De Palma, rates 70/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Craig Wasson
- Melanie Griffith
- Gregg Henry
- Deborah Shelton
- Guy Boyd
- Dennis Franz
- David Haskell
- Rebecca Stanley
- Al Israel
- Douglas Warhit
Crew
- Stephen H. Burum — Director of Photography
- Bill Pankow — Editor
- Gerald B. Greenberg — Editor
- Pino Donaggio — Original Music Composer
- Brian De Palma — Screenplay
- Robert J. Avrech — Screenplay
More from Brian De Palma
- Carrie (1976) — 80/100 · hit
- The Untouchables (1987) — 79/100
- Blow Out (1981) — 79/100
- Scarface (1983) — 78/100
- Carlito's Way (1993) — 77/100
- Casualties of War (1989) — 74/100
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