Body Double (1984)
Overview
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8,801,940.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.673 |
Directed By
Brian De Palma
Crew
Howard Gottfried
Brian De Palma
Pino Donaggio
Gerald B. Greenberg
Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Bill Pankow
Robert J. Avrech
Stephen H. Burum
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Michael Hirshenson
Joel Stout
Stephen Hunter Flick
Elisabeth Leustig
Tim Griffith
Douglas Ryan
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Ida Random
Cloudia Rebar
Joan Rowe
Gloria Gresham
John Roesch
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Brian De Palma
TOP CAST
Craig Wasson
Jake Scully
Melanie Griffith
Holly Body
Gregg Henry
Sam Bouchard
Deborah Shelton
Gloria Revelle
Guy Boyd
Det. Jim McLean
Dennis Franz
Rubin
David Haskell
Drama Teacher
Rebecca Stanley
Kimberly Hess
Al Israel
Corso
Douglas Warhit
Video Salesman
B.J. Jones
Douglas
Russ Marin
Frank
Lane Davies
Billy
Barbara Crampton
Carol
Larry Jenkins
Assistant Director
Monte Landis
Sid Goldberg
Linda Shaw
Linda Shaw
Ty Randolph
Tina
Denise Loveday
Actress / Vampire Movie
Gela Nash
Corso's Secretary
Ray Hassett
Police Officer
Rick Gunderson
Police Officer
Jerry Brutsche
Police Officer
Michael Kearns
Male Porn Star
Rob Paulsen
Cameraman
Jeremy Lawrence
Theatre Director
Rod Loomis
TV Director
Gary F. Griffith
Auditioning Actor
Emmett Brown
Studio Guard
Phil Redrow
Naked Man
Slavitza Jovan
Saleslady
Jack Mayhall
Jake's Replacement
Alexandra Day
Girl in Bathroom #1
Cara Lott
Girl in Bathroom #2
Brinke Stevens
Girl in Bathroom #3
Melanie Scott
Girl in Bathroom #4
Patty Lotz
Girl #1 (Holly Does Hollywood)
Barbara Peckinpaugh
Girl #2 (Holly Does Hollywood)
David Ursin
Man #1 (Holly Does Hollywood)
Casey Sander
Man #2 (Holly Does Hollywood)
Wes Edwards
Man #3 (Holly Does Hollywood)
Chuck Waters
Jogger
Holly Johnson
Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
Paul Rutherford
Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Steven Bauer
Assitant Director (Holly Does Hollywood) (uncredited)
Helen Shaver
Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
Darcy DeMoss
Barefoot Dancer in Nightclub (uncredited)
H. David Fletcher
Security Guard (Bellini's)
Marcia Del Mar
Production Assistant
Janette Caldwell
(uncredited)
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