A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
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- 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
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Jake
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| Melanie Griffith | ... |
Holly
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| Gregg Henry | ... |
Sam
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| Deborah Shelton | ... |
Gloria
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| Guy Boyd | ... |
Jim McLean
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| Dennis Franz | ... |
Rubin
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David Haskell | ... |
Drama Teacher
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Rebecca Stanley | ... |
Kimberly
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| Al Israel | ... |
Corso
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| Douglas Warhit | ... |
Video Salesman
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B.J. Jones | ... |
Douglas
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Frank
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| Lane Davies | ... |
Billy
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| Barbara Crampton | ... |
Carol
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| Larry Flash Jenkins | ... |
Assistant Director
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| Monte Landis | ... |
Sid Goldberg
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Linda Shaw | ... |
Linda Shaw
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| Mindi Miller | ... |
Tina
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| Denise Loveday | ... |
Actress / Vampire Movie
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Gela Nash | ... |
Corso's Secretary
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Ray Hassett | ... |
Police Officer
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Rick Gunderson | ... |
Police Officer
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| Jerry Brutsche | ... |
Police Officer
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Michael Kearns | ... |
Male Porno Star
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| Rob Paulsen | ... |
Cameraman
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| Jeremy Lawrence | ... |
Theatre Director
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| Rod Loomis | ... |
TV Director
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Gary F. Griffith | ... |
Auditioning Actor
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Michael White | ... |
Security Guard (Gloria's House)
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Emmett Brown | ... |
Studio Guard
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| H. David Fletcher | ... |
Security Guard (Bellini's)
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Marcia del Mar | ... |
Production Assistant
(as Marcia Del Mar)
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Phil Redrow | ... |
Naked Man
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Slavitza Jovan | ... |
Saleslady
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Jack Mayhall | ... |
Jake's Replacement
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Lindsay Freeman | ... |
Girl in Bathroom #1
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| Cara Lott | ... |
Girl in Bathroom #2
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| Brinke Stevens | ... |
Girl in Bathroom #3
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Melanie Scott | ... |
Girl in Bathroom #4
(as Melissa Christian)
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| Patty Lotz | ... |
Girl #1 (Holly Does Hollywood)
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Barbara Peckinpaugh | ... |
Girl #2 (Holly Does Hollywood)
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| David Ursin | ... |
Man #1 (Holly Does Hollywood)
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| Casey Sander | ... |
Man #2 (Holly Does Hollywood)
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| Wes Edwards | ... |
Man #3 (Holly Does Hollywood)
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| Chuck Waters | ... |
Jogger
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Paul A. Calabria | ... |
Man with Dog
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Dennis C. Alpert | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Steven Bauer | ... |
Assistant Director (Holly Does Hollywood) (uncredited)
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| Janette Caldwell | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Darcy DeMoss | ... |
Barefoot Dancer in Nightclub (uncredited)
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| Annette Haven | ... |
Gloria Swanson / Norma Desmond (uncredited)
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| Holly Johnson | ... |
Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
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Paul Rutherford | ... |
Paul Rutherford (uncredited)
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Frank Slaten | ... |
Horror Film Crewmember (uncredited)
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Nick Trisko | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Doug Vought | ... |
Valet Parker (uncredited)
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Eddie Wong | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Brian De Palma | ||
Written by
| Robert J. Avrech | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| Brian De Palma | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Brian De Palma | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Brian De Palma | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Howard Gottfried | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Pino Donaggio | ||
Cinematography by
| Stephen H. Burum | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gerald B. Greenberg | ... | (as Jerry Greenberg) |
| Bill Pankow | ||
Editorial Department
| Kristina Boden | ... | assistant editor |
| Dee D'Orazio | ... | apprentice editor (as Etter D'Orazio) |
| Sheri Eisenberg | ... | theatrical mastering colorist |
| Tara Timpone | ... | apprentice editor |
| Bruce Pearson | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Janet Hirshenson | ||
| Jane Jenkins | ||
Production Design by
| Ida Random | ||
Art Direction by
| William A. Elliott | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| Cloudia Rebar | ... | (as Cloudia) |
Costume Design by
| Gloria Gresham | ||
Makeup Department
| Thomas R. Burman | ... | special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman) |
| Bari Dreiband-Burman | ... | special makeup (as Bari Dreiband) |
| Barbara Guedel | ... | makeup artist |
| Marlene D. Williams | ... | hair stylist (as Marlene Williams) |
Production Management
| Raymond Hartwick | ... | production manager (as Ray Hartwick) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carey Dietrich | ... | dga trainee |
| Joe Napolitano | ... | first assistant director |
| Margaret Nelson | ... | dga trainee |
| Robert Yannetti | ... | second assistant director (as Bob Yannetti) |
Art Department
| David Aaron | ... | assistant property master |
| Daril Alder | ... | lead man (as Daryl Adler) |
| Chas. Butcher | ... | set designer (as Charles Butcher) |
| Bill Elliott | ... | set designer |
| Ed Freeman | ... | paint foreman |
| Scott Goodale | ... | carpenter foreman |
| Horst Grandt | ... | property master |
| Kirk D. Hansen | ... | stand-by painter (as Kirk Hansen) |
| Clarence Lynn Price | ... | construction coordinator (as Lynn Price) |
| Michael Seeman | ... | cableman |
| Oscar Delgadillo | ... | swing gang (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Rick Alexander | ... | sound effects mixer (as Dick Alexander) |
| John H. Arrufat | ... | sound editor (as J.H. Arrufat) |
| Destiny Borden | ... | assistant sound editor |
| John Dunn | ... | sound editor (as John C.C. Dunn) |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | ... | supervising sound editor (as Stephen Flick) |
| Les Fresholtz | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Doug Hemphill | ... | sound effects recordist (as D.M. Hemphill) |
| John Hoeren | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Vern Poore | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Stephen Purvis | ... | adr editor (as Steve Purvis) |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist |
| Joan Rowe | ... | foley artist |
| T.E. Sadler | ... | foley recordist |
| James M. Tanenbaum | ... | sound mixer (as James Tanenbaum) |
| Rimas Tumasonis | ... | boom operator |
| David A. Whittaker | ... | sound editor (as David Whittaker) |
| Linda Whittlesey | ... | sound editor |
| Avram D. Gold | ... | adr editor (uncredited) |
| Tim Partridge | ... | dolby sound consultant (uncredited) |
| Christy Richmond | ... | apprentice sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Bill Hansard | ... | process photography |
| Michael Douglas Middleton | ... | visual effects still photographer: large format (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Jerry Brutsche | ... | stunt coordinator (as Jerry Brutshe) |
| Ted Grossman | ... | stunts |
| Nanci Rogers | ... | stunts |
| Dick Warlock | ... | stunts (as Richard Warlock) |
| Jerry Wills | ... | stunts |
| Dick Warlock | ... | stunt double: Craig Wasson (uncredited) |
| Michael Washlake | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dustin Blauvelt | ... | first assistant camera (as Dusty Blauvelt) |
| Emmett Brown | ... | key grip |
| John Englert | ... | grip |
| Robert E. Gaynor | ... | dolly grip (as Bob Gaynor) |
| Tim Griffith | ... | gaffer |
| Bob Ivener | ... | best boy grip (as Bob Ivenor) |
| Ralph Nelson | ... | still photographer |
| Peter Portizo | ... | best boy electric (as Pete Portizo) |
| Michael G. Riba | ... | second assistant camera (as Michael Riba) |
| Douglas Ryan | ... | camera operator (as Doug Ryan) |
| Joel Stout | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Adam Glick | ... | set lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Daniel Pearl | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Michael J. Schwartz | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Dennis Young | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Michael Hirshenson | ... | casting associate |
| Elisabeth Leustig | ... | casting associate (as Elizabeth Leustig) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | ... | wardrobe supervisor: women (as Francine Jamison) |
| James W. Tyson | ... | wardrobe supervisor: men (as Jim Tyson) |
Location Management
| Frank Pierson | ... | location manager (as Frank W. Pierson) |
| Eric Schwab | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Natale Massara | ... | conductor |
| Richard Stone | ... | supervising music editor |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Thomas R. Buffum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Ken Burwood-Hoy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Stuart Canin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ron Clark | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Chuck Domanico | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Earl Dumler | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Richard Gibbs | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Endre Granat | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Susan Greenberg | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Todd Hemmenway | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Paula Hochhalter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Davida G. Jackson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Franklin Jones Jr. | ... | score recording engineer and score mix engineer (uncredited) |
| Karen Jones | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Marion Klein | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Ezra Kliger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Connie Kupka | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Charlie Loper | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Michael Markman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Lew McCreary | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Carole Mukagawa | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sally Stevens | ... | singer/soloist (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ian Underwood | ... | musician: keyboard (uncredited) |
| Gerald Vinci | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Brad Warnaar | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Chauncey Welsch | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Wilma Garscadden-Gahret | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Dan Anglin | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Tani Cohen | ... | assistant: Mr. De Palma |
| Brian De Palma | ... | presenter |
| Jimsie Eason | ... | production associate |
| Rob Harris | ... | unit publicist |
| Lisa Rose Horwitch | ... | production assistant (as Lisa Horwitch) |
| Kelliann Ladd | ... | production assistant |
| Shari Leibowitz | ... | production coordinator |
| Karl Lewis Miller | ... | animal handler (as Karl Miller) |
| Margaret Mitchell | ... | production auditor |
| Mary Ream | ... | craft service |
| Bill Rosenfield | ... | production assistant (as William Rosenfield) |
| Jackson Sousa | ... | trainer |
| Camilla Turnbull | ... | assistant: Mr. De Palma |
| Annette Haven | ... | technical adviser: Melanie Griffith (uncredited) |
| Greg Knapp | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1984) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1984) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1985) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1985) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1985) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through Warner-Columbia Films)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1985) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1985) (France) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Nea Kinimatografiki (1985) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Gaumont-Columbia-RCA (GCR) (1985) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1985) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Fox (1985) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Columbia International Films (1985) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
- LK-TEL (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Videosonic (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- 4 Front Video (2002) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- AVU-Video-Vertriebs-GmbH (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
- Canal+ (1989) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Germany) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (France) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (1998) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 2 (FR2) (2007) (France) (tv)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Koch Films (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Films (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- La Cinq (1990) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- M6 (1996) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- M6 (2001) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- Paris Première (2003) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paris Première (2009) (France) (tv)
- Powerhouse Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition)
- Powerhouse Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (as Indicator)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- RTL9 (1997) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- RTL9 (2009) (France) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (France) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- TF1 Vidéo (2000) (France) (DVD)
- TF1 (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- TV3 (1992) (Finland) (tv)
- Twilight Time (2013) (United States) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
- United Video (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Body by Jake Inc. (trainer)
- Computer Opticals (opticals by)
- Island Records (soundtrack released by)
- Modern Film Effects (opticals by)
- Pacific Studios II (chromatrans background)
- Princess Ermine Jewels (special thanks)
- R/Greenberg Associates (main and end titles)
- Rich Mar Casting (extras casting)
- Roundabout Entertainment (post-production facilities) (theatrical mastering)
- Segue Music (supervising music editor)
- Smith & Siegal (publicity)
- TAJ Soundworks (foley recorded at)
- Varèse Sarabande (score album released by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jake Scully comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place. In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking for anything. He happens to meet Sam Bouchard, a fellow actor who needs a house sitter. Both are pleased with the arrangement that will have Jake staying in the house and for a sweetener, Sam shows him his favorite neighbor, a well-built woman who strips with her window open each night. Jake becomes obsessed with meeting her and is able to help recover her purse from a thief, but shows his own phobia, he is incapacitated by claustrophobia when the thief runs through a tunnel. When Jake witnesses a murder, he finds out that the police love to pin crimes on peeping Toms. Jake discovers that here are just too many coincidences but must hunt them down himself without the police.
Written by John Vogel |
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| Taglines | A seduction. A mystery. A murder. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $2,837,978, 28 Oct 1984 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Brian De Palma originally planned for this to be the first Hollywood film to boast unsimulated sex scenes. The studio thought differently. See more » |
| Goofs | The Indian had used an auger bit to open the victim's safe, and eventually to kill her. An auger bit was used because of its aggressive look, but would have no effect on a steel safe. They are for wood. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Oh God, You Devil/American Dreamer/Body Double/Crimes of Passion (1984). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Main Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
Holly Body:
I do not do animal acts. I do not do S&M or any variations of that particular bent, no water sports either. I will not shave my pussy, no fistfucking and absolutely no coming in my face. I get $2000 a day and I do not work without a contract. See more » |