---
title: 'Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pedro Almodóvar'
released: '1989-12-12'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'NC-17'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tie-me-up-tie-me-down-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101026/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)

1989 · NC-17 · 111 min · Drama, Crime, Romance, Comedy · Spain

Original title: ¡Átame!

## Synopsis

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1989 Spanish black romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Victoria Abril and Antonio Banderas alongside Loles León, Francisco Rabal, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, and Rossy de Palma. The plot follows a recently released psychiatric patient who kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him. He believes his destiny is to marry her and father her children.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Agustín Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/agustin-almodovar)
- **Director:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar)
- **Screenplay:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Luis Alcaine Escaño](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-alcaine-escano)
- **Editor:** [José Salcedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-salcedo)

## Cast

- [Victoria Abril](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-abril)
- [Alberto Fernández de Rosa Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-fernandez-de-rosa-martinez)
- [Julieta Serrano](https://cinepixo.com/people/julieta-serrano)
- [Manuel Bandera](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-bandera)
- [María Barranco](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-barranco)
- [Loles León](https://cinepixo.com/people/loles-leon)
- [Malena Gracia](https://cinepixo.com/people/malena-gracia)
- [Rossy de Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossy-de-palma)
- [Francisco Rabal](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-rabal)
- [Emiliano Redondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/emiliano-redondo)
- [Antonio Banderas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-banderas)
- [José María Tasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-maria-tasso)
- [Agustín Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/agustin-almodovar)

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