Body Double
Aspiring actor Jake Scully witnesses a glamorous neighbor’s murder through his telescope and must infiltrate Hollywood’s seedy porn underworld to uncover the killer before he becomes the next victim.
“You can't believe everything you see.”
Synopsis
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally gets a break when he is offered a house-sitting job in the Hollywood Hills. One night, while using the home's telescope, he spots a beautiful woman dancing in her window. When he witnesses the woman's murder, Scully is drawn into the darker side of the adult entertainment industry in search of answers, with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.
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A crew of 67+ credited
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Edited by Gerald B GreenbergShot by Stephen H BurumScored by Pino DonaggioDesigned by Ida Random
Box Office
1984 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$8.8M
Opening weekend: $2.8M — 32% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $3.7M — 42% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,428 theaters
Also known as
- Der Tod kommt zweimalde
- Omicidio a luci rosseit
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Cast & Crew
67 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
46Lane Davies
as Billy
Barbara Crampton
as Carol
Larry Jenkins
as Assistant Director
Monte Landis
as Sid Goldberg
Linda Shaw
as Linda Shaw
Ty Randolph
as Tina
Denise Loveday
as Actress / Vampire Movie
Gela Nash
as Corso's Secretary
Ray Hassett
as Police Officer
Rick Gunderson
as Police Officer
Jerry Brutsche
as Police Officer
Michael Kearns
as Male Porn Star
Rob Paulsen
as Cameraman
Jeremy Lawrence
as Theatre Director
Rod Loomis
as TV Director
Gary F Griffith
as Auditioning Actor
Emmett Brown
as Studio Guard
Phil Redrow
as Naked Man
Slavitza Jovan
as Saleslady
Jack Mayhall
as Jake's Replacement
Alexandra Day
as Girl in Bathroom #1
Cara Lott
as Girl in Bathroom #2
Brinke Stevens
as Girl in Bathroom #3
Melanie Scott
as Girl in Bathroom #4
Patty Lotz
as Girl #1 (Holly Does Hollywood)
Barbara Peckinpaugh
as Girl #2 (Holly Does Hollywood)
David Ursin
as Man #1 (Holly Does Hollywood)
Casey Sander
as Man #2 (Holly Does Hollywood)
Wes Edwards
as Man #3 (Holly Does Hollywood)
Chuck Waters
as Jogger
Holly Johnson
as Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
Paul Rutherford
as Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Steven Bauer
as Assitant Director (Holly Does Hollywood) (uncredited)
Helen Shaver
as Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
Darcy Demoss
as Barefoot Dancer in Nightclub (uncredited)
H David Fletcher
as Security Guard (Bellini's)
Marcia Del Mar
as Production Assistant
Janette Caldwell
as (uncredited)
Annette Haven
as Gloria Swanson / Norma Desmond (uncredited)
Frank Slaten
as Horror Film Crewmember (uncredited)
Doug Vought
as Valet Parker (uncredited)
Paul Calabria
as Man with Dog
Michael White
as Security Guard (Gloria's House)
Dennis C Alpert
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Nick Trisko
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Wong
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
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1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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