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After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) 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 blonde (Deborah Shelton) 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 (Melanie Griffith) as his guide.
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Exemplifying Brian De Palma's filmmaking bravura and polarizing taste, Body Double is a salacious love letter to moviemaking.

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Christy Lemire ChristyLemire.com It's an expertly crafted B-movie, a brisk and twisty mixture of the slick and sleazy, the glossy and grungy. Rated: 3/4 Jun 18, 2018 Full Review Paul Attanasio Washington Post ... "Body Double" finds Brian De Palma at the zenith of his cinematic virtuosity. Jan 4, 2018 Full Review Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Body Double, while not his finest, is the best candidate as Brian De Palma's signature film. Rated: 4/4 Aug 29, 2006 Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness As modern audiences tend to hem and haw over titillation, now seems like a good time to remember that it’s ok to watch, just maybe not get involved (without consent, of course). Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand As a murder mystery, 'Body Double' is absurdly elaborate and at times simply absurd. As a piece of filmmaking, it is delirious. Sep 22, 2024 Full Review Noah Berlatsky Everything is Horrible (Substack) The plot keeps putting you with Jake as he flails ineffectually, frozen outside of the narrative, just like the viewer. Jul 16, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jelisije J A true homage to Alfred Hitchcock and his style of films. While the story was interesting it was a bit predictable, but entertaining nonetheless. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme estava indo bem com a perseguição no shopping, na praia e por outros lugares, mas depois o filme teve cortes de cenas bem diferentes, como a cena da perseguição do túnel, que do nada o jake skully sofre teve um ataque cardíaco, e depois ele falou com a garota e beijou ela no túnel, e começou a ter beijar ela nos peitos dela e também no pescoço, meio sem sentido essa cenas juntas, depois o jake se tornou-se um ator e viu uma atriz de filmes um poucos eróticos e entrou no banheiro onde ela estava conversou com ela, e transou com ela aí mesmo no banheiro e foda-se, acabou de se conhecer e já trancaram em um banheiro público para mulheres, depois na parte final foi revelado que o perseguidor que matou a gloria revelle e que tentou matar a holly body era na verdade o Sam o cara que colocou o jake skully para perseguir as garotas, mas o plot twist tinha sido revelado antes do final, em vez de revelar quando o jake encontrou com ele, não, fizeram um diálogo que o jake que o do nada já sabia que era ele antes do final vai toma no cu, e no final do filme, de a cena que mostrou quem era o assassino, mas já foi revelado um 20 minutos antes de acabar o filme, mas quando o jake ia ser enterrado vivo, a cena cortou para um estúdio de filmagem que ele era ator e foda-se, quando ele volta para o local para retorna a cena, a cena corta de volta ele saindo do túmulo e escapando, e depois o cachorro de Sam, derrubou ele e o cachorro foi junto, com tudo isso, eu meio que recomendo esse filme, mas as cenas bacaninhas em lugares que não para acontecer. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Alain E Has some interesting campy stuff, but overall not a great movie. Some items are hard to explain: in the beginning after the very long chase ends the hero, who otherwise appears a healthy young man, is unable to walk on his own and has to lean on the woman he is peeping on. DePalma offers interesting visual elements, including partial female nudity. There are better movies with these characteristics. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/07/24 Full Review Jeffery Charles N I'm not sure which is worse, the acting or the story. The acting is forced and wooden, but the story is just so stupid it's hard to believe this got made for any other reason than a chance to have a lot of nudity on screen. The traffic stop scene at the end is one of the all time dumbest things I have ever seen on film. It's up there with the "Martha scene" in BVS. This film is horrible. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Ray B The movie is one of those movies where everyone else loves it but you're feeling like WTF did I just watch. You will be utterly confused by the last ten minutes and have no clue what you just watched. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Farah R As a fan of De Palma, I was shocked at how little his distinctive cinematography and intricate writing are present in Body Double. The film is dull from the get-go as it lacks an exciting mystery and characters. It also missed De Palma's usual unconventional way of unfolding his film's plots. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) 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 blonde (Deborah Shelton) 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 (Melanie Griffith) as his guide.
Director
Brian De Palma
Producer
Brian De Palma
Screenwriter
Robert J. Avrech, Brian De Palma
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi II
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 26, 1984, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 3, 2010
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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