In Body Double, BrianDePalma merges the world of adult cinema with Hitchcockian tropes
“You’ve got to have a way to build up the tension and mystery. Just showing two people kissing and then making out in bed? There’s no illusion there! It’s very meat and potatoes. You might as well just turn the page! You’ve seen that scene a thousand times,” said divisive director Brian De Palma of how to shoot a sex scene.
Until he witnesses and is framed for her murder, that is. Determined to discover what led to his lover’s death by drilling , Scully’s curiosity leads him down a Playboy Bunny-shaped rabbit hole into the world of adult cinema, where he stumbles upon Gloria’s body double, Holly Body, portrayed by Melanie Griffith. Initially dismissed as pornographic trash, the film also garnered critical acclaim, with Roger Ebert bestowing it with four and a half stars.
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