Brian De Palma, as director People & Technology

Brian De Palma (born September 11, 1940, Newark, New Jersey) is an American filmmaker known for Sisters (1973), Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), Scarface (1983), Body Double (1984), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996). Two of his films — Blow Out and Body Double — are covered in this wiki.

In the wiki

• Brian De Palma (Blow Out) is his dedicated page for Blow Out, covering his Hitchcock obsession, his working relationship with Travolta and Allen, and the film's commercial failure.
• Brian De Palma (Body Double) is his dedicated page for Body Double, covering the post-Scarface context, the controversy, and De Palma's self-aware engagement with accusations of misogyny.
• Brian De Palma is the cross-wiki overview page.
• De Palma and the Movie Brats places De Palma within the New Hollywood generation alongside Scorsese, Coppola, Spielberg, and Lucas.
• De Palma and Coppola covers the specific Coppola-De Palma relationship.
• De Palma and the Giallo Tradition traces the Italian horror influence on De Palma's visual style.
• The Hitchcock Connection examines De Palma's systematic reworking of Hitchcock across both films.
• Voyeurism and the Male Gaze discusses De Palma's central thematic preoccupation across both films.
• The Controversy (Body Double) covers the feminist critique and De Palma's response.
• Sound Design and the Act of Recording (Blow Out wiki) discusses De Palma's use of sound as a narrative and thematic device.
• The 360-Degree Shot covers De Palma's signature camera movement in Blow Out.
• The Ending (Blow Out wiki) analyzes the devastating final sequence.
• The Drill Murder covers the Body Double setpiece.
• The Beach Kiss discusses the fantasy/reality sequence.
• The Frankie Goes to Hollywood Sequence covers the music-video sequence in Body Double.
• Telescope (Body Double) discusses the surveillance device as a structural motif.
• The Poster (Body Double) covers the marketing and its relationship to the film's themes.
• Themes and Analysis (Blow Out) and Themes and Analysis (Body Double) discuss De Palma's thematic concerns in each film.
• Production History (Blow Out) and Production History (Body Double) cover the making of each film.
• Critical Reception and Legacy (Blow Out) and Critical Reception and Legacy (Body Double) track the critical response.
• Philadelphia as Setting discusses De Palma's use of Philadelphia in Blow Out.
• The Chappaquiddick Parallel covers the real-world political event underlying Blow Out's plot.
• Cast and Characters (Blow Out) and Cast and Characters (Body Double) describe ensemble dynamics.
• Holly Body and the Porn Industry Subplot covers De Palma's engagement with the porn industry in Body Double.