Brian De Palma, the modern master of suspense, invites you to witness a seduction, a mystery, a murder. Starring Melanie Griffith as porn star Holly Body, this hyper-suspense classic takes the viewer on a roller-coaster ride.
Jake Scully (Craig Wasson), an unemployed actor, is asked to house-sit at a luxurious hillside apartment. As a bonus, the home offers Jake a telescopic peek into the bedroom of Gloria Revelle (Deborah Shelton), who performs an arousing striptease. When Jake discovers another man is also spying on Gloria, he begins an obsessive surveillance of her. Soon a grisly murder leads him into the world of X-rated film where he meets sexy porn queen Holly Body (Melanie Griffith), who is a key to the crime…
Special features:
– Pure Cinema (38 mins): extensive interview with first assistant director Joe Napolitano
– The Seduction (17 mins): De Palma discusses the early treatment of the script
– The Setup (17 mins): an examination of the plot
– The Mystery (12 mins): Melanie Griffith discusses her nude scenes and De Palma’s shyness
– The Controversy (6 mins): the cast and crew discuss the film’s critical slating
– Isolated score track
– Original theatrical trailer
– New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
– Booklet with new and archival contents
– Dual format edition
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