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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ()

Átame! (original title)
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An unbalanced but alluring former mental patient takes a porn star prisoner in the hopes of convincing her to marry him.
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Marina Osorio
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Ricky
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Lola (as Loles Leon)
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Berta (as Maria Barranco)
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Traficante de drogas en Vespa
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Alma
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Máximo Espejo
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Directora Psiquiátrico
Montse García Romeu ...
Montse (as Montse G. Romeu)
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Decorador
Oswaldo Delgado ...
Fantasma
Concha Rabal ...
Farmacéutica
Alberto Fernández ...
Productor (as Alberto Fernandez)
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Anciano Psiquiátrico (as Jose Maria Tasso)
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Montadora
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Bailarín Tango
Virginia Díez ...
Bailarín Tango (as Virginia Diez)
Juana Cordero ...
Dependiente Bombonería
Francisca Caballero ...
Madre de Marina
Francisca Pajuelo ...
Hija de Lola
Víctor Coyote ...
Hermano de Lola (as Victor Aparicio)
Carlos García Cambero ...
Hermano de Lola (as Carlos Gª Cambero)
Alito Rodgers ...
Negro
Tamaki ...
Camello
Malena Gracia ...
Enfermera (as Almudena Gracia)
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Farmacéutico (as Agustin Almodovar)
Rodolfo Montero ...
Guarda jurado
Miguel García ...
Gitano Viejo (as Miguel Garcia)
Pedro Losada ...
Gitano Joven

Directed by

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Pedro Almodóvar

Written by

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Pedro Almodóvar ... (screenplay)
 
Pedro Almodóvar ... (story)

Produced by

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Agustín Almodóvar ... executive producer
Enrique Posner ... producer

Music by

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Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by

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José Luis Alcaine

Editing by

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José Salcedo

Editorial Department

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Manuel Laguna ... assistant editor (as Manolo Laguna)
Ximo Michavila ... telecine colorist
Rosa Ortiz ... assistant editor
Chema Alba ... restoration supervisor (uncredited) (2016 restoration)
Luis Escalada ... digital restoration (uncredited)
Pablo Polo ... mastering (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Esther García

Art Direction by

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Ferran Sánchez

Costume Design by

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José María de Cossío

Makeup Department

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Antoñita viuda de Ruiz ... wigs (as Viuda de Ruiz)
Jorge Hernández Lobo ... makeup artist (as Jorge Hernández)
Juan Pedro Hernández ... makeup artist
Alfonso Martínez ... assistant hair stylist
Patricia Rodríguez ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Miguel de Casas ... assistant production manager
Esther García ... production manager
Lola García ... assistant production manager
María José Maza ... assistant production manager
Tino Pont ... assistant production manager
Alejandro Vázquez ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Raúl de la Morena ... assistant director
Agustín Díaz Yanes ... assistant director
José Luis Escolar ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Dis Berlin ... Ricky's drawings by
Paco Calonge ... set dresser
Juli Capella-Quim ... graphic designer
Salvador Comes ... painter
José Luis García Quevedo ... set dresser (as José Luis García)
Alfonso Martínez ... set dresser
Patricia Rodríguez ... set dresser
Luciano Romero ... set dresser
Pepón Sigler ... settings
Juan Sánchez Castro ... set dresser (as Juan E. Sánchez)
Tadeo Villalba hijo ... key set dresser
Enrique Vázquez ... property master
Juan Sánchez Castro ... property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michael Carter ... re-recording mixer (as Michael A. Carter)
Luis Castro ... sound effects
Ray Gillon ... sound consultant
Graham V. Hartstone ... re-recording mixer
Francisco Peramos ... sound recordist
Alfonso Pino ... sound effects
Kevin Tayler ... foley mixer
Ricardo Steinberg ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Reyes Abades ... special effects

Stunts

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Alejandro Cobo ... stunts
Esther Flores ... stunt double: Rossy De Palma
Pilar Navarro ... stunt double: Victoria Abril
Andrés Parra ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Pancho Alcaine ... second assistant camera
Vladimiro Amor ... electrician
Jorge Aparicio ... still photographer
Alberto Arnal ... electrician (as José Alberto Arnal)
Enrique Bello ... electrician
Mimmo Cattarinich ... still photographer
José Ferrándiz ... electrician
Antonio García de Pedro ... electrician
Agustín Grande ... grip
Pablo Hernández Smith ... video technician
Alfredo Mayo ... camera operator
Carlos Miguel ... key grip
Miguel Ángel Muñoz ... first assistant camera
Fulgencio Rodríguez ... gaffer
Romolo Eucalitto ... special photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jesús Moncusi ... head dresser
Puy Uche ... wardrobe (as María del Puy Uche)

Location Management

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Federico García Cambero ... location manager

Music Department

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Ennio Morricone ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Yuyi Beringola ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Ángel Megino ... transportation

Additional Crew

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Fausto Alonso ... gardener
Emilio Ardura ... tapestry
Francisco Ardura ... animal consultant (as Paco Ardura)
Juli Capella-Quim ... sketcher
José Luis Chinchilla ... gunsmith
Carlos García Cambero ... general manager (as Carlos Cambero G.)
Alberto González ... sketcher
Alicia González ... title assistant: Studio Gatti
Arturo González ... sketcher
Florencia Grassi ... title assistant: Studio Grassi
Paloma Martínez ... administration staff
Pablo Núñez ... title designer
Tino Pont ... administration staff
Esther Rodríguez ... administration staff
Juan Manuel Sánchez ... administration staff
Juan Gatti ... title designer (uncredited)

Thanks

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Eduardo Arroyo ... acknowledgment
Chus Burés ... acknowledgment
Juan Luis Lábano ... acknowledgment
Luis Martín ... acknowledgment
Enrique Miret Magdalena ... acknowledgment
Francisco Nieva ... acknowledgment
Enrique Posner ... acknowledgment
Marta Rozas ... acknowledgment
Christine Welker ... acknowledgment
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Ricky is released from a mental hospital, and knows exactly what he wants to do. He hunts down Marina, a porn film star he once had sex with, and tries to convince her to be his wife. She is a bit reluctant, so he ties her up. Will this approach endear him to her? Written by Colin Tinto

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Taglines A love story...with strings attached! See more »
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Also Known As
  • ¡Átame! (Spain)
  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (United States)
  • ¡Átame! (United States, Spanish title)
  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (India, English title)
  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (Israel, English title)
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  • 101 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia One of the films (along with Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)) that was instrumental in bringing about the introduction of the NC-17 rating in the U.S., as the film's distributor, Miramax, took the MPAA to court over the X certification it had initially been designated. According to Pedro Almodóvar, the MPAA did not believe an R rating was appropriate, even after cuts, because they were afraid that the film would inspire young men to kidnap young women out of lust. Miramax argued that an X rating implicated pornography and would diminish the film's audience, but they lost the lawsuit and it was released unrated. In September 1990, the MPAA replaced the X rating with the then-newly created NC-17 rating in response to numerous appeals by other filmmakers who had released their films under similar circumstances in the past. Eventually, the film was re-rated NC-17 for its first two (of three) U.S. home video releases (it was re-released unrated the third time; see below), the reason being the explicit scene of a naked Marina taking a bath in her apartment and masturbating in the bathtub under the water with an activated swimming scuba diver wind-up toy. See more »
Goofs When Ricky accepts the offer to take Marina out to search for painkillers for her toothache, she puts on a tiny white dress that only goes down to the tops of her thighs and only just barely conceals her crotch and buttocks in order to cover her completely naked body underneath it. When they both return to Marina's apartment, she takes off the dress, but now she is naked except for a pair of white panties that were not there before. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Short Time/Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!/Wild Orchid/Without You I'm Nothing/Santa Sangre (1990). See more »
Soundtracks Canción del alma See more »
Quotes Marina Osorio: I'm taking my panties off. They show.
Lola: What's worse, showing your panties or your pussy?
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