Body Double (1984)
Release: October 25, 1984 | Runtime: 1h 54m | Rating: 6.8
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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Main cast
- Craig Wasson as Jake Scully
- Melanie Griffith as Holly Body
- Gregg Henry as Sam Bouchard
- Deborah Shelton as Gloria Revelle
- Guy Boyd as Det. Jim McLean
- Dennis Franz as Rubin
- David Haskell as Drama Teacher
- Rebecca Stanley as Kimberly Hess
- Al Israel as Corso
- Douglas Warhit as Video Salesman
- B.J. Jones as Douglas
- Russ Marin as Frank
- Lane Davies as Billy
- Barbara Crampton as Carol
- Larry Jenkins as Assistant Director
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What is Body Double about?
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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