| Body Double | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Brian De Palma |
| Screenplay by | Brian De Palma Robert J. Avrech |
| Story by | Brian De Palma |
| Produced by | Brian De Palma |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Stephen H. Burum |
| Edited by | Gerald B. Greenberg Bill Pankow |
| Music by | Pino Donaggio |
Production company | Delphi II Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
| Box office | $8.8 million[2] |
Body Double is a 1984 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed, co-written, and produced by Brian De Palma. It stars Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith and Deborah Shelton. The film is a direct homage to the 1950s films of Alfred Hitchcock, specifically Rear Window, Vertigo and Dial M for Murder, taking plot lines and themes (such as voyeurism and obsession) from the first two.[3][4]
At the time of its release, the film was a commercial failure, earning just $8.8 million at the box office against a production budget of $10 million, as well as mixed reviews, though Melanie Griffith's performance earned praise and brought her a Golden Globe nomination. Subsequently, it has been better received and is now considered to be a cult film.
- ^ "Body Double (1984)". The Numbers. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ "Body Double". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ Williams, Linda (2005). The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 86. ISBN 0253218365.
- ^ Cvetkovich, Ann (1991). "Postmodern Vertigo: The Sexual Politics of Allusion in De Palma's Body Double". In Raubicheck, Walter; Srebnick, Walter (eds.). Hitchcock's Rereleased Films: From Rope to Vertigo. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0814323267. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013.