Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
A comedy about someone you know.
1988
Rated
R
88
minutes
Comedy, Drama
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Pedro Almodóvar
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
Language
Spanish; Castilian
Release Date
March 25, 1988
Budget
$700,000
Revenue
$7,179,298
Cast
Carmen Maura
Pepa
Antonio Banderas
Carlos
Julieta Serrano
Lucía
María Barranco
Candela
Rossy de Palma
Marisa
Kiti Mánver
Paulina Morales
Guillermo Montesinos
Taxi Driver
Chus Lampreave
Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
Eduardo Calvo
Lucía's Father
Loles León
Secretary
Ángel de Andrés López
Police I
Fernando Guillén
Iván
Juan Lombardero
Germán
José Antonio Navarro
Police II
Ana Leza
Ana
Mary González
Lucía's Mother
Lupe Barrado
Secretaria Paulina
Joaquín Climent
Police I Spot
Chema Gil
Police II Spot
Gabriel Latorre
Priest
Francisca Caballero
TV Announcer
Carlos García Cambero
Breakdown Employee
Agustín Almodóvar
Real Estate Employee
Carmen Espada
Pharmacist
Federico García Cambero
Pharmacy Clerk
Gregorio Ros
Doctor
Imanol Uribe
Husband
José Marco
Godfather
Show Full Crew
Directing
Pedro Almodóvar
Director
Julián Núñez Sánchez
Assistant Director
Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos
Assistant Director
Marisa Ibarra
Script Supervisor
Writing
Production
Pedro Almodóvar
Producer
Agustín Almodóvar
Executive Producer
Esther García
Production Manager
Alejandro Vázquez
Production Assistant
Antonio Llorens
Associate Producer
Juan Carlos Garrido
Location Manager
Fernanda Arnal
Production Secretary
Sound
Eduardo Fernández
Sound Mixer
Luis Castro
Sound Effects
Bernardo Bonezzi
Original Music Composer
Antonio «Mármol» Rodríguez
Boom Operator
Gilles Ortion
Sound
Camera
José Luis Alcaine
Director of Photography
Joaquín Manchado
Assistant Camera
Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Assistant Camera
Carlos Miguel
Key Grip
Alfredo Mayo
Camera Operator
Macusa Cores
Still Photographer
Ángel Megino
Steadicam Operator
Juan Luis Grande
Camera Car
Art
Carlos García Cambero
Assistant Decorator
Félix Murcia
Set Decoration
David Jareño
Property Master
Ramón Moya
Construction Coordinator
Juan Gatti
Title Designer
Emilio Cañuelo
Settings
Federico del Cerro
Set Dresser
Daniel Miranda
Property Master
Martín Sánchez Fernández
Painter
Pablo Núñez
Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up
Jesús Moncusi
Hairstylist
Juan Pedro Hernández
Makeup Artist
José María de Cossío
Costume Design
Gregorio Ros
Makeup Artist
Josune Lasa
Tailor
Editing
Crew
Reyes Abades
Special Effects
Ximo Michavila
Telecine Colorist
Ángel Frutos
Driver
Julián Hernández
Driver
José Mancheño
Driver
Lighting