1984: "Vioporn," Body Double and Crimes of Passion (Erotic 80s Part 7)

You Must Remember This

Karina Longworth

Tv & Film

4.6 • 15.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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In a time of bombastic blockbusters (and Reagan’s re-election), two auteurs defy the norms by releases violent films about sexual obsession, sparking a controversial mini-trend which one critic dubs “Vioporn.” Kathleen Turner, then also starring in a family-friendly blockbuster, plays a sex worker with a double life in Ken Russell’s Crimes of Passion. Brian DePalma, the most talked-about director of the moment, takes his tribute/critique of Hitchcock to the next level by casting Melanie Griffith – daughter of Hitchcock blonde Tippi Hedren – as a porn star in Body Double.

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0:00.0	There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because
0:05.4	I'm a bit for homebody and I love a 5.
0:08.0	But I think it's just the holiday period, it's just for me, it's the most romantic period.
0:14.2	And I think anyone who's listened to my records will know that I'm quite a big fan of romance.
0:18.8	Joy in every sip with red carp snout back at Starbucks.
0:22.3	What a f**k!
0:32.3	But you're joking!
0:34.3	I'm a very angry guy!
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0:54.7	Object to availability.
1:22.7	Welcome to another episode of You Must Remember This, the podcast dedicated to exploring
1:31.2	the secret and or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century.
1:37.9	I'm your host, Karina Longworth.
1:41.2	And this is part 7 of our ongoing series, Aratic Aides.
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1:54.7	Brawlers.
1:55.7	And not doing this because somebody's making me do it.
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