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Actors: Craig Wasson, Deborah Shelton, Melanie Griffin, Denis Franz, Gregg Henry
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Body Double |
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Jake Scully (Wasson) is an out of work actor who loses his job, his girl, and his pad all in one really bad day. Scully gladly takes on house sitting for a fellow thespian (Henry) found through the classified ads. The view from the mansion on a cliff side is breathtaking, including a gorgeous woman often alone at home with thoughts of self-love on her mind. He meets the object of his infatuation, Gloria Revelle (Shelton) by accident as he attempts to thwart a purse snatching. For several days, Scully stalks Gloria. He is shocked to discover she is also being stalked by the very same sinister looking Native American who snatched her purse. Scully, continuing his voyeuristic ways, notices the stalker is now in Gloria's home. When Scully gets caught in a life and death struggle with her large, ferociously protective dog and the Native American stalker now wielding a huge drill, he becomes an eyewitness to her murder.
Scully is being set up to take the fall in the grisly murder, but he cannot go to the police, as he is a suspect. Scully must now pretend to be a porn industry veteran to get to the heart of the mystery. He encounters sexy Holly Body (Griffin) who has been hired to pose as Gloria in her house for Scully's viewing. The plot thickens until Holly and Scully uncover the identity of the killer.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Body Double |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Special suspect?
- investigator him/herself
Kind of mystery?
- amateur citizen investigator
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard curly (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- actor
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gory visuals of deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- 2
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
Unusual forms of death
- impaled
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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