A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Larry Flash Jenkins
- Assistant Director
- (as Larry 'Flash' Jenkins)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDennis Franz based his portrayal of Rubin the Director on Brian De Palma.
- GoofsThe Indian had used an auger bit to open the victim's safe, and eventually to kill her. An auger bit was used because of its aggressive look, but would have no effect on a steel safe. They are for wood.
- Quotes
Holly Body: I do not do animal acts. I do not do S&M or any variations of that particular bent, no water sports either. I will not shave my pussy, no fistfucking and absolutely no coming in my face. I get $2000 a day and I do not work without a contract.
- Alternate versionsIn Germany, while it was originally released uncut in theaters with a "Not under 18" rating, due to Columbia/TriStar targeting a "Not under 16" rating for home video release, the German VHS release was cut by approx. 55 seconds to secure such rating. The censorship mainly toned down the violence in a couple of death scenes. The 2000 DVD release with the "Not under 18" rating is completely uncensored and also in 2021 the FSK re-rated the uncut version to "Not under 16", waiving all previous cuts.
- SoundtracksMain Theme
Written by Pino Donaggio
Featured review
"Like Clockwork, Every Night!"...
In Writer, Producer, Director Brian De Palma's BODY DOUBLE, Jake Scully (Greg Wasson), an actor, finds himself in a sudden tailspin after catching his girlfriend (Barbara Crampton) in bed with another man.
Enter Sam (Gregg Henry), who gets Jake a place to stay. It's a place like no other, an enormous, ultra-modern "treehouse", with a panoramic view, overlooking the Hollywood hills. There's also a telescope through which Jake is introduced to a particularly beautiful female neighbor (Deborah Shelton).
Jake has landed in paradise. Or, so he thinks.
As things go increasingly south in Jake's life, he becomes all the more obsessed with the woman at the other end of the telescope. When he witnesses a crime being committed, it all gets complicated. Even deadly.
BODY DOUBLE is Mr. De Palma's voyeuristic tribute to Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW. He's never denied his love of Hitchcock's work, and pays homage to him at every opportunity. Never as blatantly as he does here! Hell, he even throws in a bit of VERTIGO for good measure! For others, this might be considered a ripoff, but De Palma makes it look so damned good!
This is another play on duality for De Palma. It's also one of the Director's most sexually charged efforts, rivalling his DRESSED TO KILL.
Wasson is believable as the everyman thrust into a situation beyond his control. His obsession won't allow him to just let it go. The amazing Melanie Griffith co-stars as the amazing Holly Body!
Another satisfying thriller from Brian De Palma...
Enter Sam (Gregg Henry), who gets Jake a place to stay. It's a place like no other, an enormous, ultra-modern "treehouse", with a panoramic view, overlooking the Hollywood hills. There's also a telescope through which Jake is introduced to a particularly beautiful female neighbor (Deborah Shelton).
Jake has landed in paradise. Or, so he thinks.
As things go increasingly south in Jake's life, he becomes all the more obsessed with the woman at the other end of the telescope. When he witnesses a crime being committed, it all gets complicated. Even deadly.
BODY DOUBLE is Mr. De Palma's voyeuristic tribute to Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW. He's never denied his love of Hitchcock's work, and pays homage to him at every opportunity. Never as blatantly as he does here! Hell, he even throws in a bit of VERTIGO for good measure! For others, this might be considered a ripoff, but De Palma makes it look so damned good!
This is another play on duality for De Palma. It's also one of the Director's most sexually charged efforts, rivalling his DRESSED TO KILL.
Wasson is believable as the everyman thrust into a situation beyond his control. His obsession won't allow him to just let it go. The amazing Melanie Griffith co-stars as the amazing Holly Body!
Another satisfying thriller from Brian De Palma...
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- Release date
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- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Tod kommt zweimal
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,801,940
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,837,978
- Oct 28, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $8,805,487
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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