Released | Mar 31st, 1985 |
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Running Time | 114 |
Director | Briad DePalma |
Company | RCA |
Distribution Company | Columbia Home Video |
Cast | Melanie Griffith, Craig Wasson, Debra Shelton |
Critical Rating | AAA 1/2 |
Genre | Alternative |
After Scarface, director Brian DePalman promised a pornographic film. In Body Double, he delivers a film about porn, instead. He has perverted the themes of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window and Vertigo, and created the ultimate voyeur's wet dream.
Melanie Griffith plays Holy Body, a porn star who gets sucked into a labyrinth plot of seduction, mystery and murder. The controversy stirred by the notorious "drilling" scene, decadent violence and ample sex does not overshadow fluent filmmaking. It's an exciting story with a marvelous cast, especially Griffith and Craig Wasson, who plays the male lead.
You're in for a rollercoaster ride of suspense and sexy intrigue, for in the world of Body Double, nothings seem believable. (Note: Several X-rated film stars, including Linda Shaw and Cara Lott, make cameo appearances in this movie.)