Body Double (1984) Thriller Drama Mystery Crime
Body Double (1984) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 7.23/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.8/10
Metascore: ☆ 6.9/10
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Body Double Plot Synopsis:
Jake Scully comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place. In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking for anything. He happens to meet Sam Bouchard, a fellow actor who needs a house sitter. Both are pleased with the arrangement that will have Jake staying in the house and for a sweetener, Sam shows him his favorite neighbor, a well-built woman who strips with her window open each night. Jake becomes obsessed with meeting her and is able to help recover her purse from a thief, but shows his own phobia, he is incapacitated by claustrophobia when the thief runs through a tunnel. When Jake witnesses a murder, he finds out that the police love to pin crimes on peeping Toms. Jake discovers that here are just too many coincidences but must hunt them down himself without the police.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
Tagline: A seduction. A mystery. A murder.
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Body Double Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1984 (more 1984 movies)
Nominations: 4
Language: English
Country: United States
Writers: Robert J. Avrech, Brian De Palma
Producers: Brian De Palma, Howard Gottfried
Editors: Gerald B. Greenberg, Bill Pankow
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Body Double (1984) Cast (Click to Expand)
Body Double Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Wasson | ... | Jake |
| Melanie Griffith | ... | Holly |
| Gregg Henry | ... | Sam |
| Deborah Shelton | ... | Gloria |
| Guy Boyd | ... | Jim McLean |
| Dennis Franz | ... | Rubin |
| David Haskell | ... | Drama Teacher |
| Rebecca Stanley | ... | Kimberly |
| Al Israel | ... | Corso |
| Douglas Warhit | ... | Video Salesman |
| B.J. Jones | ... | Douglas |
| Russ Marin | ... | Frank |
| Lane Davies | ... | Billy |
| Barbara Crampton | ... | Carol |
| Larry Flash Jenkins | ... | Assistant Director (as Larry ''Flash'' Jenkins) |
| Monte Landis | ... | Sid Goldberg |
| Linda Shaw | ... | Linda Shaw |
| Mindi Miller | ... | Tina |
| Denise Loveday | ... | Actress / Vampire Movie |
| Gela Nash | ... | Corso''s Secretary (as Gela Jacobson) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Craig Wasson (b. March 15, 1954) – Jake
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m) - Melanie Griffith (b. August 9, 1957) – Holly
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Gregg Henry (b. May 6, 1952) – Sam
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Also known as: Henry Lee Gregg | Gregg Lee Henry - Deborah Shelton (b. November 21, 1948) – Gloria
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Miss USA 1970 | Debbie Shelton - Guy Boyd (b. April 15, 1943) – Jim McLean
Sign: Aries - Dennis Franz (b. October 28, 1944) – Rubin
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - David Haskell – Drama Teacher
- Rebecca Stanley – Kimberly
- Al Israel, as Corso, passed away at age 75 in West Cov.
Sign: Aries - Douglas Warhit (b. April 28, 1955) – Video Salesman
Sign: Taurus
Also known as: Douglas M. Warhit | Doug Warhit - B.J. Jones – Douglas
Also known as: BJ Jones - Russ Marin, as Frank, passed away at age 70 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Taurus
Also known as: Carmine Marino - Lane Davies (b. July 31, 1950) – Billy
Sign: Leo, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: Lane Davis - Barbara Crampton (b. December 27, 1958) – Carol
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) - Larry Flash Jenkins, as Assistant Director (as Larry ''Flash'' Jenkins), passed away at age 63 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Taurus
Also known as: Larry 'Flash' Jenkins' | Larry Flash Gordon | Larry 'Flash' Jenkins | Larry Jenkins
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