Directed by Brian De Palma Written by Robert J. Avrech   Brian De Palma   Cast Craig Wasson ... Jake Melanie Griffith ... Holly Gregg Henry ... Sam Deborah Shelton ... Gloria Guy Boyd ... Jim McLean Dennis Franz ... Rubin David Haskell ... Drama Teacher Rebecca Stanley ... Kimberly Al Israel ... Corso Douglas Warhit ... Video Salesman B.J. Jones ... Douglas Russ Marin ... Frank Lane Davies ... Billy Barbara Crampton ... Carol Larry Flash Jenkins ... Assistant Director (as Larry 'Flash' Jenkins) Monte Landis ... Sid Goldberg Linda Shaw ... Linda Shaw Mindi Miller ... Tina Denise Loveday ... Actress / Vampire Movie Gela Nash ... Corso's Secretary (as Gela Jacobson) Ray Hassett ... Police Officer Rick Gunderson ... Police Officer Jerry Brutsche ... Police Officer Michael Kearns ... Male Porno Star Rob Paulsen ... Cameraman Jeremy Lawrence ... Theatre Director Rod Loomis ... TV Director Gary F. Griffith ... Auditioning Actor Michael White ... Security Guard (Gloria's House) Emmett Brown ... Studio Guard H. David Fletcher ... Security Guard (Bellini's) Marcia del Mar ... Production Assistant (as Marcia Del Mar) Phil Redrow ... Naked Man Slavitza Jovan ... Saleslady Jack Mayhall ... Jake's Replacement Lindsay Freeman ... Girl in Bathroom #1 (as Alexandra Day) Cara Lott ... Girl in Bathroom #2 (as Pamela Weston) Brinke Stevens ... Girl in Bathroom #3 Melanie Scott ... Girl in Bathroom #4 (as Melissa Christian) Patty Lotz ... Girl #1 (Holly Does Hollywood) Barbara Peckinpaugh ... Girl #2 (Holly Does Hollywood) David Ursin ... Man #1 (Holly Does Hollywood) Casey Sander ... Man #2 (Holly Does Hollywood) Wes Edwards ... Man #3 (Holly Does Hollywood) Chuck Waters ... Jogger Paul A. Calabria ... Man with Dog (as Paul Calabria) Uncredited Cast Steven Bauer ... Assistant Director (Holly Does Hollywood) Janette Caldwell   Darcy DeMoss ... Barefoot Dancer in Nightclub Annette Haven ... Gloria Swanson / Norma Desmond Holly Johnson ... Singing Nightclub Doorman Paul Rutherford ... Paul Rutherford Frank Slaten ... Horror Film Crewmember Doug Vought ... Valet Parker Produced by Brian De Palma   Howard Gottfried   Original Music by Pino Donaggio

Additional Info Premiere: October 26, 1984 DVD Release: December 15, 1998 Blu-ray Release: August 13, 2013 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Columbia Pictures (as Columbia Pictures) Delphi II Productions Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1984) (USA) (theatrical) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1985) (USA) (VHS) GoodTimes Home Video   (1989) (USA) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1995) (USA) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1998) (USA) (DVD) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Twilight Time   (2013) (USA) (video) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.8 / 10 Our Rating 5.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.5 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,802 / 20,736 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,798 The Nutcracker And The Four Realms (2018) #2,799 The Rental (2020) #2,800 The Devil Inside (2012) #2,801 Batman: Assault On Arkham (2014) #2,802 Body Double (1984) #2,803 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 5 (1991) #2,804 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 6 (1992) #2,805 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 8 (1994) #2,806 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 4 (1990)