A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Larry Flash Jenkins
- Assistant Director
- (as Larry 'Flash' Jenkins)
Storyline
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- TriviaDennis Franz based his portrayal of Rubin the Director on Brian De Palma.
- GoofsThe 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.
- 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.
- Alternate versionsIn Germany, while it was originally released uncut in theaters with a "Not under 18" rating, due to Columbia/TriStar targeting a "Not under 16" rating for home video release, the German VHS release was cut by approx. 55 seconds to secure such rating. The censorship mainly toned down the violence in a couple of death scenes. The 2000 DVD release with the "Not under 18" rating is completely uncensored and also in 2021 the FSK re-rated the uncut version to "Not under 16", waiving all previous cuts.
- SoundtracksMain Theme
Written by Pino Donaggio
Featured review
It borrows from Hitchcock? So What.
this is a classic 80s flick, and a one of a kind from that period. i remember seeing this in high school and being blown away. seeing it today brings back memories of the effect it had on me then; and little of it to do with the "plot", but with the sleepy, dreamy atmosphere the film builds, the beautiful view Jake sees through his telescope (not the dancer either, but the home!), etc. I always wanted to see a revamped rear window type thriller, and this let me see at least an attempt at it through an 80s lens in LA/Bev Hills. I thought that was cool. I did feel sympathy for Jake - somebody said he's the weak willed everyman's character and he is that. Didn't like the end, too bad it had to dissolve into stupidity. Still a very good quirky 80s movie.
Favorite scenes of mine - when Jake follows Gloria shopping (the whole scene), and when he finally meets up with her on the beach, after chasing down the purse snatcher. I would definitely go through what Jake did to have a 1 minute fling with a former Miss USA.
Favorite scenes of mine - when Jake follows Gloria shopping (the whole scene), and when he finally meets up with her on the beach, after chasing down the purse snatcher. I would definitely go through what Jake did to have a 1 minute fling with a former Miss USA.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Tod kommt zweimal
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,801,940
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,837,978
- Oct 28, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $8,805,548
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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