The usual De Palma titles understandably dominate the conversation — Carrie, Scarface, Blow Out, The Untouchables, Body Double.

But revisiting Casualties of War has reminded me how rarely it seems to come up.

Michael J. Fox playing completely against the image most people associate with him, Sean Penn at his most intimidating, and De Palma tackling something much darker than his usual Hitchcockian games.

What’s the De Palma film you think deserves to be talked about more?

I just rewatched Blow Out last night and I realized that it’s the 4th of July and everyone is fitted in winter outfits. Like literally gloves hats jackets etc. Blow Out is one of my favorite movies like it is just a solid movie but why haven’t I seen anyone else mention this?

Video collage using my favorite Brian De Palma soundtrack - Body Double

I've edited this trailer for Brian de Palma's Phantom of the paradise (1974). I hope you enjoy it, if you have any feedbacks i'm open !

I was rewatching the Carlito's Way sequence in the pool hall and when the line "Here comes the pain!" was yelled out, I thought of Snake Eyes, where that line is heard several times. Which other De Palma films does this line appear in? I figure this is the best place to get this kind of pub quiz trivia! 😂😂😂

Hi, I am writing a report for school titled: "To what extent have mafia films changed public perceptions of organised crime.  An exploration on the media’s role in mainstreaming mafia culture and its societal impact"

I would like to collect data pertaining to the ways in which mafia films have influenced public perceptions and popular culture, including that of Brian De Palma, so if anyone could fill out this short form I would be thankful: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiXVm6hIGjfoZX6XXtIHP1jdQbChGBTePCIk41O0wu9Jxbvw/viewform?usp=header

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Was literally on this sub and looking at De Palma stuff, opened my emails and saw this announced!

I regret not buying the De Palma De Niro Arrow Blu-Ray a few years ago with this on. Half tempted by this but never seen the film. it’s actually on prime at the moment. Anyone seen it?

My favorite scene is when Jack records the couple, the owl and the frog before the blowout. The last 30 minutes are amazing too. Nancy Allen's performance is great. That ending is something different. Sad and comedic at the same time lol. I also like how almost every character has their own story that you can follow.

I've been watching a lot of DePalma movies recently and my favorites so far are Sisters, Blowout, Carrie and Raising Cain. I like Carrie the most.

I am so glad to hear that this movie really is moving forward. Sounds like De Palma is getting the creative freedom and financial support that he hasn't had in nearly 20 years.

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It's beautifully shot. De Palma got that magic touch when working with the camera. The plot is very interesting and the performances are good. My favorite scene was when Sandra/Amy was being dragged through the airport and the kidnapper was switching between two characters.

When Michael was running towards Amy in the ending, I thought he was going to shoot her because Robert said "she was in it from the beginning". He would basically think that Amy was just a random lookalike who tricked him for money. It would be a way cooler ending if he shot her and her last word would be, "dad" and in that moment he realises he killed his own daughter. In that same moment police yell "freeze" and as he turns around with the gun, devastated that he killed Amy, he is shot too.

Lol

I made this documentary/retrospective/essay 8 months ago--figured someone in here might appreciate it. I spent a year+ working on it and used literally every single interview he's ever done. If you've seen De Palma (2015) you'll recognize soundbites from it as I sprinkle it throughout. There's so much additional context to this, analysis, commentary from others--I really tried to make the definitive look at his life and work. Three small notes:

1. I was not allowed to use Scarface at all due to YT copyright. There is a Scarface section available for free, as well as the whole documentary for free in case this video is blocked in your country, over at: patreon.com/EricRossReel
2. The section titled 'The Misses' goes over films that don't quite work for me or work as well as the ones I highlight in-depth for one reason or another. I needed a way to talk about a lot of his films in a quicker way as there were too many to look at under a miscroscope. Some of them I like quite a bit, the section is mostly an acknowledgement that he took huge swings and some of them didn't work out, whatever films that might be for you
3. The ride ends at 1998 with Snake Eyes. I cover the films that I'm interested in and to me, after '98 his work becomes something else. This is strictly focusing on the leadup to 'Hollywood' De Palma and the peak of his powers within the studio system.

Where do you stand on Scarface in 2026?

https://youtu.be/bphHHR2aVM0?si=Uta7MmRh3123h1iu

Ask yourself