Body Double
1984
Los Angeles, California
Brian De Palma
Hitchcockian Thriller
What’s it all about: Deborah Shelton, a rich, beautiful woman with zero situational awareness, is stalked by not one, but two strange men. Melanie Griffith arrives just in time to turn it into a Melanie Griffith movie.
First Encounter: first viewing, a DVD find @housingworks
Prostitute Index: vibes only
Death By: safecracking drill bit
Relics: video rental store, job listings, antenna phones
Hoops: LA water infrastructure as shoot location; a male idea of how women pass their spare time
Heartthrobs: Deborah Shelton, Melanie Griffith
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: Craig Wasson
LoFi Magic: attack dog head-butts through glass window, punk porn music video for “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Telescope” by Pino Donaggio
Makes me want to: shop for lingerie at Bellini’s
Candotti take: My god, it’s 40 minutes and Melanie’s not there yet?
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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