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Body Double(1984)
Status: Released
Date: 1984-10-25
68%
872 Votes
Time: 1h 54m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $10,000,000.00
Revenue: $8,801,940.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Delphi II Productions
Movie: Body Double
Top 10 Billed 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
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