This article is about the film. For the novel by Tess Gerritsen, see Body Double (novel). For the job in visual-media production, see Body double.
1984 American film
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
Craig Wasson
Gregg Henry
Melanie Griffith
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
October 26, 1984 (1984-10-26)
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.
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