Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1989 romantic drama directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas as Ricky, Francisca Caballero and Victoria Abril. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes and earned $4.1 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Original language
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Spanish - Studio
- El Deseo
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! About?
The premise of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A love story… With strings attached! Recently released from a mental hospital, Ricky ties up Marina, a film star he once had sex with and keeps her hostage.
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- masturbation with a toy
- female full rear nudity
- porn star
- handcuffs
- tape over mouth
- female porn star
- female full frontal nudity
- female pubic hair
- tied up while barefoot
- tied to a bed
- female masturbation
- bound and gagged
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- fake mustache
- woman in a bathtub
- cowgirl sex position
- watching a sex tape
- woman on top
- f word
- hairy vagina
- naked female breasts
- female nudity
- female rear nudity
- female frontal nudity
- changing sex position
- yab yum sex position
- missionary sex position
- female star appears nude
- sex scene
- tied feet
- sex in bed
- leg spreading
- twenty something
- stalker
- prostitute
- former psychiatric patient
- street gang
- punctuation in title
- exclamation point in title
- title spoken by character
- throwing glass
- drug abuse
- box of candy
- painkiller
- street person
- watering a plant
- watching tv
- paralysed person
- 1980s
- actress
- woman sits on a toilet
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Cast & Characters
Antonio Banderas leads the cast as Ricky, with Francisca Caballero as Madre de Marina and Victoria Abril as Marina Osorio. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar; 29 actors are credited in all.
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Director Pedro Almodóvar
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Antonio Banderas as Ricky - Francisca Caballero as Madre de Marina
- Victoria Abril as Marina Osorio
- Francisco Rabal as Máximo Espejo
Also Starring in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
· 25 more- Loles León Lola
- Víctor Coyote Hermano de Lola
- Francisca Pajuelo Hija de Lola
- Rossy de Palma Camello en Vespa
- Julieta Serrano Alma
- Agustín Almodóvar Farmacéutico
- María Barranco Berta
- José María Tasso Anciano psiquiátrico
- Alberto Fernández Productor
- Emiliano Redondo Decorador
- Manuel Bandera Bailarín tango
- Juana Cordero Dependiente bombonería
- Alito Rodgers Man
- Lola Cardona Directora psiquiátrico
- Concha Rabal Farmacéutica
- Angelina Llongueras Montadora
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- Malena Gracia Enfermera
- Montse G. Romeu Periodista
- Rodolfo Montero Guarda jurado
- Oswaldo Delgado Fantasma
- Virginia Díez Bailarina tango
- Carlos García Cambero Hermano de Lola
- Tamaki Camello
- Miguel García Gitano viejo
- Pedro Losada Gitano joven
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.
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Plot Summary
What happens in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Ricky, a 23-year-old psychiatric patient, has been deemed cured and is released from a psych hospital. Until then, he has been the lover of the hospital’s female director. An orphan, free, and alone, his goal is to have a normal life with Marina Osorio, a former porn star and recovering drug addict, with whom he once slept during an escape from the asylum.
Full summary
The whole story of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, scene by scene
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Box Office
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! grossed $4.1 million worldwide. $4.1 million came from the US and Canada and $779 (0%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$4.1M
- US & Canada
- $4.1M
- International
- $779
How Well Do You Know Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!?
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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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!?
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! released?
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! was released on December 12, 1989.
Who directed Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!?
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! was directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
More films by Pedro Almodóvar Who is in the cast of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!?
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! stars Antonio Banderas as Ricky, Francisca Caballero as Madre de Marina and Victoria Abril as Marina Osorio, among 29 credited actors.
How much did Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! make at the box office?
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! grossed $4.1 million worldwide ($4.1 million domestic, $779 international).
Does Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! have a post-credit scene?
No. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! in?
The original language of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is Spanish.
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