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Body Double

1984 · 114 min

A stylish, voyeuristic thriller that keeps you tense and uneasy, with a twisty plot and a campy edge.

Tagline: You can't believe everything you see.
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.

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
deception
isolation
guilt
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Written by: Brian De Palma, Robert J. Avrech
Starring: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd, Dennis Franz, David Haskell, Rebecca Stanley
Music: Pino Donaggio
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Runtime: 114 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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