High Heels (1991): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
High Heels is a 1991 comedy drama directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Marisa Paredes, Victoria Abril and Miguel Bosé. It runs 1 hour 52 minutes and earned $1.7 million worldwide. Critics gave it 61% on Rotten Tomatoes and 51 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.0/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 52m (112 min)
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Original language
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Spanish - Studio
- Miramax Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is High Heels About?
The premise of High Heels without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A flamboyant Spanish actress and her rebellious daughter find their glamorous lives complicated by a web of secrets and deception. When a shocking incident occurs, they are thrust into a bizarre and sensational trial. The proceedings challenge societal expectations and create confusion regarding what is real and what is fabricated, leading to unexpected revelations.
High Heels Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- mother daughter reunion
- revenge
- murder confession
- extramarital affair
- secret identity
- murder
- mother daughter relationship
- penis
- cunnilingus
- female nudity
- dark comedy
- high heel
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- daughter
- spain
- high heels
- prostitute
- writer
- threat
- theater production
- theater audience
- sleeping pills
- seduction
- secretary
- school
- rehearsal
- reconciliation
- priest
- police
- policeman
- police van
- police detective
- pills
- nurse
- mexico
- memory
- marriage proposal
- margarita
- love triangle
- lip syncing
- limousine
- lie
- junkie
- jealousy
- interview
- interrogation
- imitation
- humiliation
- housewife
- hospital
- guitar
High Heels Cast
Marisa Paredes leads the cast, with Victoria Abril and Miguel Bosé. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
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Director Pedro Almodóvar
More from Pedro Almodóvar
More films directed by Pedro Almodóvar, best-rated first: Pain and Glory, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother and Talk to Her.
High Heels Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave High Heels 61% on Rotten Tomatoes and 51 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.0/10.
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IMDb 7.0 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 61% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 83%
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Metacritic 51 Metascore
User score 7.8
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TMDB 71% User score
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High Heels Plot Summary
What happens in High Heels from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Rebeca Marisa Paredes waits anxiously at a Madrid airport for the return of her mother, Becky del Páramo, a famous torch singer, who is coming back to Spain after a fifteen-year stay in Mexico. While she waits, Rebeca revisits memories from her own childhood, when her mother, absorbed in her career and romantic entanglements, often neglected and rejected her.
Full summary
The whole story of High Heels, scene by scene
High Heels Box Office
High Heels grossed $1.7 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.7M
- US & Canada
- $1.7M
High Heels Trailers & Videos
The trailer of High Heels.
How Well Do You Know High Heels?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who directed High Heels (1991)?
High Heels Also Known As
23 alternative titles, including “Talons aiguilles” and “Vysoké podpatky”.
- Also known as
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- Talons aiguilles
- Vysoké podpatky
- 情迷高跟鞋
- 하이 힐
- (09) Tacones lejanos
- Høye hæler
- Die Waffen einer Frau
- High Heels - Die Waffen einer Frau
- Tacchi a spillo
- De Salto Alto
- Korkeat korot
- Tűsarok
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- Высокие каблуки
- עקבים גבוהים
- 하이힐
- Високе потпетице
- Ψηλά Τακούνια
- Високи токчета
- Höga klackar
- Wysokie obcasy
- Високі підбори
- 高跟鞋, მაღალი ქუსლები
- Yüksek Topuklar
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High Heels FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of High Heels, each answered in a sentence.
How long is High Heels?
High Heels runs 1 hour 52 minutes (112 minutes).
When was High Heels released?
High Heels was released on December 20, 1991.
Who directed High Heels?
High Heels was directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
More films by Pedro Almodóvar Who is in the cast of High Heels?
High Heels stars Marisa Paredes, Victoria Abril and Miguel Bosé.
How much did High Heels make at the box office?
High Heels grossed $1.7 million worldwide.
How is High Heels rated?
High Heels has 7.0/10 on IMDb, 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic and 71% on TMDB.
Does High Heels have a post-credit scene?
No. High Heels has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is High Heels in?
The original language of High Heels is Spanish.
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