Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985/07/26 (US) | Drama
Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Leonard Schrader
Screenplay
Héctor Babenco
Director
Lead Cast
William Hurt
Luis Molina
Raúl Juliá
Valentin Arregui
Sônia Braga
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
José Lewgoy
Warden
Milton Gonçalves
Pedro
Miriam Pires
Mother
Nuno Leal Maia
Gabriel
Budget
$ 1,250,000
Revenue
$ 17,000,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- HB Filmes
- Island Pictures
Crews
Francisco Ramalho Jr.
Executive Producer
David Weisman
Producer
Rodolfo Sánchez
Director of Photography
Mauro Alice
Editor
Manuel Puig
Novel
Nando Cordeiro
Original Music Composer