Brian De Palma thrillers – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

Body Double (1984) | Brian De Palma

December 2, 2022 qwipster Comment is Closed

A struggling actor (Craig Wasson) finds a job housesitting for a rich friend of another actor (Gregg Henry). While there he spies on a neighbor (Melanie Griffith) who has a naughty habit of doing a striptease every night. He becomes infatuated with the woman and decides he wants to meet her, taking to following her around wherever […]

Blow Out (1981) | Brian De Palma

September 13, 2022 qwipster Comment is Closed

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John Travolta stars as Jack Terry, a sound effects engineer for cheapie horror exploitation flicks. When a producer deems the victim’s screams and wind effects used in their slasher film as substandard, Jack determines to capture new recordings. While outdoors, his tape captures audio from a nearby car careening off of a bridge and into […]

Dressed to Kill (1980) | Brian De Palma

August 8, 2022 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Angie Dickinson stars as Kate Miller, a housewife so unsatisfied sexually that she often finds herself having vivid and wild sexual fantasies, with violent overtones. She has been seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Elliott (Michael Caine), about her marital problems, and even makes a pass at him, although nothing comes to pass. Unable to resist the […]