Der Tod kommt zweimal (1984)

Der Tod kommt zweimal: Directed by Brian De Palma. With Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton. A young actor’s obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.

“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 u0026quot;plotu0026quot;, 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 heu0026#39;s the weak willed everymanu0026#39;s character and he is that. Didnu0026#39;t like the end, too bad it had to dissolve into stupidity. Still a very good quirky 80s movie. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFavorite 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.”