{"id":37610,"date":"2024-11-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=37610"},"modified":"2024-11-11T17:35:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T22:35:52","slug":"body-double","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=37610","title":{"rendered":"“Body Double” (1984) directed by Brian DePalma, starring Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith & Gregg Henry \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Body Double <\/i>(1984)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director: Brian De Palma<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay: Brian De Palma, Robert J. Avrech<\/strong> story by Brian De Palma<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Al Israel, Douglas Warhit, Russ Marin, Lane Davies, Larry Flash Jenkins, Monte Landis, Brinke Stevens, Steven Bauer <\/strong>and Dennis Franz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tagline:\u00a0 You can’t believe everything you see.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Plot…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jack Scully (Wasson) is a struggling actor going through a rough patch.\u00a0 He just lost his role in a low-budget horror film.\u00a0 He came home to catch his girlfriend in bed with someone else.\u00a0 Jack needs a new place to live until things get back on track.<\/p>\n

Things are looking up when Sam Bouchard (Henry), an actor Jack met at auditions, offers a place to stay.\u00a0 Sam’s rich friend needs a house-sitter.\u00a0 Sam shows Jack the place.\u00a0 It’s in an upscale neighborhood.\u00a0 Very modern.\u00a0 Plus, there’s a bonus.\u00a0 Every night at a specific time, a lady neighbor does a strip tease as she changes into night clothes.\u00a0 She’s easy to watch through the telescope focused on her window. Jack is skeptical until he sees for himself.\u00a0 She’s beautiful.<\/p>\n

Jack agrees to house sit.\u00a0 Watching the woman across the way becomes a nightly activity.\u00a0 He’s becoming obsessed with her.\u00a0 Then one night Jack sees a scary looking hombre across the way, also watching the woman strip.<\/p>\n

Jack wants to warn her.\u00a0 But how can he without making himself look like a creeper?\u00a0 The next night as he’s watching her, Jack sees the scary man hiding in her apartment.\u00a0 He races over to warn her, but is too late.\u00a0 Jack finds her murdered.<\/p>\n

And that makes him the key suspect.\u00a0 Jack begins to suspect he was set up.<\/p>\n

He was.\u00a0 But NOT to be the murderer.<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Body Double\u00a0<\/i>is a love letter to the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Brian De Palma and Robert J. Avrech are both fans of Hitch.\u00a0 They screened Vertigo<\/em> and Rear Window<\/em> for inspiration.<\/p>\n

Deborah Shelton’s voice was dubbed by actress Helen Shaver.<\/p>\n

Melanie Griffith was nominated for a Golden Globe Award<\/em> for this film for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Body Double<\/em> is a fun ride.<\/p>\n

Body Double <\/i>(1984)<\/strong> <\/em>rates 4 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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