High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Body Double is a 1984 American thriller film directed by Brian De Palma starring Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, and Gregg Henry. The film is an homage to Alfred Hitchcock`s Vertigo, Rear Window, and Dial M for Murder. The original musical score was composed by Pino Donaggio. The film was marketed with the tagline "You can`t believe everything you see".