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Body Double is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Brian De Palma released in USA on 26 october 1984 with Craig Wasson

Body Double (1984)

Body Double
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Released in USA 26 october 1984
Length 1h54
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Thriller,    Horror,    Crime,    Erotic thriller
Rating67% 3.3988853.3988853.3988853.3988853.398885

Body Double is a 1984 American erotic thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton and Gregg Henry.

The original musical score was composed by Pino Donaggio.

The film was a direct homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock, specifically Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958), taking plot lines and themes (voyeurism, obsession) from both.

Synopsis

Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) is a struggling actor who has lost his role as a vampire in a low-budget horror movie after his claustrophobia thwarts shooting. He returns home to discover his girlfriend cheating on him, so Scully is left without a place to stay.

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