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Body Double

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Release Date: Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Country of Release: USA
MSRP: $29.95

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Directed by: Brian De Palma

Featuring: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd, Dennis Franz

Another Brian De Palma gloss on Alfred Hitchcock, Body Double (1984) is a dark thriller set against the sleazy backdrop of bad filmmaking - from horror to porn. The focus is on a struggling actor (Craig Wasson) who becomes obsessed with a beautiful exhibitionist (Deborah Shelton) he can't resist peeping at; his voyeurism begins to serve a purpose when he discovers that his object of desire is in mortal danger. Also starring a very amusing Melanie Griffith as a punk-style porn star, the film features a spectacular score by Pino Donaggio (available on this Twilight Time release as an isolated track) and a heralded appearance by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Year: 1984
Time: 114 min.