---
title: 'Body Double (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian De Palma'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/body-double-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086984/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Body Double (1984)

1984 · R · 113 min · Drama, Horror, Crime, Thriller, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Body Double is a 1984 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed, co-written, and produced by Brian De Palma, and starring 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 from the first two.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Screenplay:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Producer:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pino Donaggio](https://cinepixo.com/people/pino-donaggio)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen H. Burum](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-h-burum)
- **Editor:** [Gerald B. Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-b-greenberg)

## Cast

- [Guy Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-boyd)
- [Dennis Franz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-franz)
- [Melanie Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-griffith)
- [Deborah Shelton](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-shelton)
- [Monte Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-landis)
- [Craig Wasson](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-wasson)
- [Gregg Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-henry)
- [Brinke Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/brinke-stevens)
- [Larry "Flash" Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-flash-jenkins)
- [Annette Haven](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-haven)
- [Lane Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-davies)
- [Casey Sander](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-sander)
- [Barbara Crampton](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-crampton)
- [Darcy DeMoss](https://cinepixo.com/people/darcy-demoss)
- [Al Israel](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-israel)

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