Movie Type: Erotic Thriller, Psychological Thriller
Themes: Voyeurs, Witnessing a Crime, Mistaken Identities
Main Cast: Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd
Release Year: 1984
Country: US
Run Time: 114 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In Body Double, director Brian DePalma pays homage to the Alfred Hitchcock movies Vertigo and Rear Window, adding a few grotesque touches all his own. Craig Wasson plays Jake, a struggling actor who keeps losing jobs because of his claustrophobia. To make matters worse, his girlfriend has walked out on him, so he has no place to sleep. His pal offers him the use of his apartment for the evening. The apartment happens to be equipped with a huge picture window and telescope, enabling him to spy on his beautiful neighbor Gloria (Deborah Shelton) while she undresses. He also bears witness to her brutal murder. And then he meets a porn star (Melanie Griffith), who has just taken a job posing as the late Gloria. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Dennis Franz - Rubin; David Haskell - Drama Teacher; Jerry Brutsche - Police Officer; Barbara Crampton - Carol; Alexandra Day - 1st Girl in Bathroom; Ted Grossman - Stuntperson; Al Israel - Corso; Gela Jacobson - Corso's Secretary; Larry "Flash" Jenkins - Assistant Director; B.J. Jones - Douglas; Slavitza Jovan - Saleslady; Michael Kearns - Male Porno Star; Monte Landis - Sid Goldberg; Jeremy Lawrence - Theater Director; Roi Loomis - TV Director; Denise Loveday - Actress/Vampire Movie; Russ Marin - Frank; Rob Paulsen - Cameraman; Ty Randolph - Tina; Casey Sander - Man #2 (Holly Does Hollywood); Linda Shaw - Herself; Rebecca Stanley - Kimberly; Brinke Stevens - 3rd Girl in Bathroom; David Ursin - Man in Holly Does Hollywood; Douglas Warhit - Video Salesman; Jerry Wills - Stuntperson; Richard Warlock - Stuntperson; Chuck Waters - Jogger; Barbara Peckinpaugh - Girl in Holly Does Hollywood; Michael White - Security Guard; Ray Hassett - Police Officer; Emmett Brown - Studio Guard; Lane Davies - Billy; Phil Redrow - Naked Man; Nanci Rogers - Stuntperson
Credit
Jane Jenkins - Casting, Janet Hirshenson - Casting, Gloria Gresham - Costume Designer, Joe Napolitano - First Assistant Director, Brian De Palma - Director, Jerry Greenberg - Editor, Bill Pankow - Editor, Howard Gottfried - Executive Producer, Pino Donaggio - Composer (Music Score), Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Songwriter, William Elliott - Production Designer, Ida Random - Production Designer, Stephen H. Burum - Cinematographer, Ray Hartwick - Production Manager, Brian De Palma - Producer, Charles Butcher - Set Designer, Cloudia - Set Designer, Jerry Brutsche - Stunts, Brian De Palma - Screenwriter, Robert J. Avrech - Screenwriter
