Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Body Double
1984
***
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Graig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Stelton

A trashy but entertaining thriller about a claustrophobic actor who witnesses a murder while he house-sits for his new friend. Brian De Palma's film combines elements from Hitchcock's Rear Window and Vertigo, and it could be seen as a parody of the genre. Unfortunately Graig Wasson doesn't convince as a B film actor, despite being one himself.