Kika (1993)

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writers:

Pedro Almodóvar (screenplay)
Pedro Almodóvar (story)

Release Date:

6 May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Plot:

Kika, a young cosmetologist, is called to the mansion of Nicolas, an American writer to make-up the corpse of his stepson...

Plot Keywords:

Nudity | Female Frontal Nudity | Brother Sister Relationship | Photography | Television

Awards:

5 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Verónica Forqué	...	Kika (as Veronica Forque)
Peter Coyote	...	Nicholas
Victoria Abril	...	Andrea Caracortada
Àlex Casanovas	...	Ramón
Rossy de Palma	...	Juana (as Rossy De Palma)
Santiago Lajusticia	...	Pablo
Anabel Alonso	...	Amparo
Bibiana Fernández	...	Susana (as Bibí Andersen)
Jesús Bonilla	...	Policía (as Jesus Bonilla)
Karra Elejalde	...	Policía
Manuel Bandera	...	Chico Carretera
Charo López	...	Rafaela (as Charo Lopez)
Francisca Caballero	...	Doña Paquita
Mónica Bardem	...	Paca (as Monica Bardem)
Joaquín Climent	...	Asesino

Also Known As:

Kika (France)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

Spain | France

Language:

Spanish

Colour:

Colour (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | France:-12 (TV rating) | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating: 1994) | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1994)

Filming Locations:

Estudios Los Angeles, Madrid, Spain

Company:

El Deseo S.A.

Trivia:

The lady that interviews Nicholas in the TV program about writers is the mother of director Pedro Almodóvar.

Movie Connections:

References Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Soundtrack:

Luz de luna

It Helps To Have A Story & Characters You Care About

In his obvious effort to "keep pushing the envelope," filmmaker Pedro Almodovar forgot how to concoct a coherent story with characters you care about. He has neither in here. Maybe he just doesn't care. Maybe, after some early successes, he just wants to shock people.

This Spaniard's films are consistently twisted. They aren't erotic; just just semi- porn stuff and just plain vulgar, this being a prime example His actors must feel the same. Has anyone noticed how many low-life films, in addition to this one, Peter Coyote has been in?

His female co-star, Veronica Forque, plays an extremely annoying character who does nothing but yak on and on. What makes that even more difficult for the English-speaking audiences in the theater (or at home) is that the subtitles come on rapid-fire, giving you almost no chance to view the visuals. This is entertainment? Hardly.

As one reviewer put: "garbage."