Double Exposure (1983)

A photographer for a men's magazine is disturbed by a recurring dream he has that he is killing his models by various gruesome means. Then he discovers that his city is being terrorized by a slasher who is stalking and murdering women on the streets. He begins to suspect that he may actually be the killer.

Director: William Byron Hillman
Cast: Michael Callan, Joanna Pettet, James Stacy, Pamela Hensley, Cleavon Little, Seymour Cassel, Robert Tessier, David Young, Don Potter, Misty Rowe, Frances Bay, Alfred Mazza, Jeana Tomasina, Sally Kirkland, Debbie Zipp, Joey Forman, Teressa Macky, Terry Moore, Ken Scott, John Ripa, Douglas Dean, Lauren Purves, Joanna Frank, Jackson Hamilton, Victoria Jackson, Jan Mussetter, Patricia Eltinge, Betsee Finlee, Dick Stewart, Marty Nevis

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Extras:
- Watch this in "Katarina's Nightmare Theater" format with our Hostess Katarina Leigh Waters or Play Feature Only.
- Brand New 16x9 widescreen (2:35) in its correct scope ratio, first time anywhere in the world!
- Audio commentary with Cinematographer R. Micheal Stringer and script supervisor Sally Stringer moderated by Katarina Leigh Waters
- Audio commentary with Star Michael Callan and HOSTEL producer Scott Spiegel moderated by Katarina Leigh Waters
- On Camera interview with Michael Callan
- Original Theatrical Trailer

A good old early eighties slasher film with a distinct giallo flavour to it, Double Exposure does what it sets out to do, but adds a little character to the proceedings too. Adrian Wilde is a photographer who suffers from bad dreams, especially those where he's killing the models who work with him. His brother, a stunt man whose career cost him an arm and a leg (literally), offers support but seems to be increasingly bitter and angry at the world. Wilde meets a girl called Misty, but his dreams and failing grip on reality threaten the relationship, and when the models start turning up dead in real life, Wilde reckons he's got a big problem on his hands.

The giallo side of things rears it's head as it become apparent that the true life killer is a photographer, but in the giallo style, just about every male character wields a camera at some point, from Wilde and his brother, the local barman, the psychiatrist and a gay colleague of Wilde's. Some of the killings seemingly take place in Wilde's dreams, and although the gore level is low the nasty level is quite high, especially when one model has her head forced into a bin bag that contains a snake.

So, is Wilde a nutter or is there some other utter nutter muttering in the background (with a camera shutter covered in butter)? I'll leave that up to you to find out, but I enjoyed this film, although I'm kind of getting fed up watching middle aged men getting it on with the chicks, like.
~ Bezenby

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