Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries
The cover for one of the DVD releases
Genre	Erotic drama
Written by	Joëlle Bentolila Henry Cobbold Zalman King Elise D'Haene Melanie Finn Chloe King Patricia Louisianna Knop Kathy MacQuarrie Ed Silverstein Shane Stanley
Directed by	Philippe Angers Peter Care Daniel Duchovny Rafael Eisenman Stephen Halbert Michael Karbelnikoff Zalman King Dominique Othenin-Girard Tibor Takács David Womark
Starring	David Duchovny Anthony Addabbo Audie England Arnold Vosloo Michael Woods Matt LeBlanc Ely Pouget Nick Chinlund Alexandra Tydings Sheryl Lee Jennifer Burton Claire Stansfield Kate Jackson Richard Tyson
Composer(s)	George S. Clinton
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	66 and 1 TV film
Production
Executive producer(s)	Zalman King Patricia Louisianna Knop David Saunders
Producer(s)	Yoram Barzilai Lori Bridwell Gaspard de Chavagnac David Dwiggins Anatoly Fradis Avram "Butch" Kaplan Chloe King Jordan Leibert Aladdin Pojhan Jeff Young
Running time	30 mins.
Release
Original network	Showtime
Original release	June 27, 1992 – June 1, 1997

Red Shoe Diaries is an erotic drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from 1992 to 1997 and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas. Most episodes were directed by either Zalman King, Rafael Eisenman or both.

The story-lines usually have a thin plot revolving around some intrigue and the sexual awakening of a girl or woman who often also narrates. Sensuous love scenes with nudity as well as sultry, moody music are characteristic for most episodes. There is no story arc or characters connecting the different stories other than Jake Winters introducing each episode.

Synopsis

The tested episodes always open with a quick montage of a newspaper personals section ad under "Red Shoes" seeking women to mail in their personal diaries with stories of love, passion and/or betrayal. The presenter and host Jake Winters (David Duchovny) is then shown walking on desolate train tracks with his dog Stella. He begins reading a letter from his post office box out loud that begins with "Dear Red Shoes..." He first took out the ad after the suicide of his fiancée, and his subsequent confrontation of the man with whom she was having an affair, a construction worker and shoe salesman who sold her a pair of red high heels, inspiring the ad. He placed the ad in the newspaper in an effort to understand why it happened and learn his fiancée's reasons for killing herself through the stories of women in similar situations.

Syndication and DVD releases

Red Shoe Diaries episodes were running on the Canadian television channel Showcase, early Saturday morning, as of August 2010. From time to time, episodes can also be viewed on Showtime. A few episodes can be viewed on Amazon Video or hulu.com.

On June 17, 2014, Kino Lorber released Season One on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.^[1] On the same day they also released Red Shoe Diaries - The Movie.^[2]

Episodes list

Season 1

1. "Safe Sex"; Guest Stars: Steven Bauer, Joan Severance, John Toles-Bey
2. "Double Dare"; Guest Stars: Laura Johnson, Scott Lawrence, Sarah Luck Pearson, Arnold Vosloo, Michael Woods
3. "You Have the Right to Remain Silent"; Guest Stars: David Duchovny, Pat Banta, Denise Crosby, Robert Knepper
4. "Talk to Me Baby"; Guest Stars: Ely Pouget, Kim Burnette, Lydie Denier, Annabelle Gurwitch, Lynn Speier, Peter Spellos, Richard Tyson
5. "Just Like That"; Guest Stars: Ely Pouget, Carl Gilliard, Tchéky Karyo, Matt LeBlanc, Victoria Mahoney, Renata Scott, Nina Siemaszko
6. "Another Woman's Lipstick"; Guest Stars: Ely Pouget, Maryam d'Abo, Ángel Ferreira, Christina Fulton, Miranda Garrison, Annabelle Gurwitch, Kevin Haley
7. "Auto Erotica"; Guest Stars: Ely Pouget, Nick Chinlund, Caitlin Dulany, Kenny Johnson
8. "Jake's Story"; Guest Stars: David Duchovny, Ely Pouget, William Paul Burns, Angela Cornell, Audie England, Sheryl Lee, Frederick Washburn
9. "Accidents Happen" a.k.a. "The Fling"; Guest Stars: Ely Pouget, Marina Giulia Cavalli, David Duchovny, Scott Plank, Ally Sheedy
10. "The Bounty Hunter"; Guest Stars: David Duchovny, Ely Pouget, Sue Kiel, Nicholas Love, Ron Marquette, Dee McCafferty, Claire Stansfield
11. "Weekend Pass"; Guest Stars: Anthony Addabbo, Shashawnee Hall, Ely Pouget
12. "Double or Nothing"; Guest Stars: Ely Pouget, Paula Barbieri, Francesco Quinn, Lisa Boyle
13. "How I Met My Husband"; Guest Stars: Ely Pouget, Luigi Amodeo, Alex Ardenti, Jennifer Burton, Neith Hunter, Sue Kiel, Andrea Riave, Lucas David Castillo Acosta

Season 2

1. "Midnight Bells"; Guest Stars: Luc Leestemaker, Charlotte Lewis, Carsten Norgaard
2. "Naked in the Moonlight"; Guest Stars: Rudy de Rooy, John Enos III, California Ralph, Raven Snow
3. "Runway"; Guest Stars: Darienne Arnold, Daniel Anibal Blasco, Jennifer Burton, James DeAngelo, Lorna Firman, Krista Heitkamp, Udo Kier, Ena La Van, Tiffany Lawrence, Deborah Lin, Andrea Riave, Amber Smith, Frederick Washburn
4. "Kidnap"; Guest Stars: Randall Boffman, Jennifer Ciesar, Matt LeBlanc, Robert Mailhouse, Ron Marquette, Dee McCafferty, Robert Peters, Hartley Silver
5. "Burning Up"; Guest Stars: Rhonda Aldrich, Ivan Allen, Avalon Anders, Jennifer Burton, Anthony Guidera, Alexandra Tydings, Mark Zuelke
6. "Night of Abandon"; Guest Stars: Catalina Bonakie, Ann Cockburn, Daniel Leza
7. "Liar's Tale"; Guest Stars: Erika Anderson, Audie England, Lorna Firman, Margaret Makinen, Peter Quartaroli, Terrence Sheahan, Paula Venice
8. "In the Blink of an Eye"; Guest Stars: Richard Dieux, Brian Edwards, Julien Maurel, Philippe Nahon, Laurie Simpson, Dominique Valera
9. "Hotline"; Guest Stars: Don Bloomfield, María Celedonio, Margaret Cho, Audie England, George Pilgrim, Wendy Schaal, Judy Toll
10. "Love at First Sight"; Guest Stars: Anthony Addabbo, Eric James, Denice D. Lewis, Alexandra Tydings
11. "Gina"; Guest Stars: Michel Allaire, Stéphane Bonnet, Hervé Gamelin, Sabine Tingry, Lynette Walden, Didier Yakar
12. "Alphabet Girl"; Guest Stars: Christiana Capetillo, Justin Carroll, Brad Joseph Dubin
13. "Some Things Never Change"; Guest Stars: Guy Amram, Marina Giulia Cavalli, David Duchovny, Brad Fisher, Sylvie Guelton, Hero Kawashima

Season 3

1. "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses"; Guest Stars: Michelle Beauchamp, Jason Court, Sammi Davis, David Duchovny, Maximo Morrone
2. "The Game"; Guest Stars: Caron Bernstein, Eugene Choy, Tarik Ergin, Allan Graf, Kether Parker, Janine Stillo, Frederick Washburn, Michael T. Weiss
3. "The Cake"; Guest Stars: John Bergantine, Sheelagh Cullen, Tarik Ergin, Christian LeBlanc, Jennifer MacDonald, Robert Peters, Barbara Pilavin, Peter Sands, Janine Stillo, Saxon Trainor
4. "Like Father, Like Son"; Guest Stars: Arielle Dombasle, Elodie Frenck, Jean-Yves Gautier, Will Stewart
5. "Borders of Salt"; Guest Stars: Alan Boyce, Peter Quartaroli, Sofia Shinas
6. "Written Word"; Guest Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Rhonda Aldrich, Robbi Chong, Peter Gregory
7. "Girl on a Bike"; Guest Stars: Géraldine Cotte, Brent David Fraser
8. "Emily's Dance"; Guest Star: Lisa Boyle, Kelly Cooper, Alison Cramer, Wylie Draper, Neisha Folkes-LeMelle, Nadine Grycan, Paige Harman, Steve Messina, Mari Morrow, Travis Payne, Travis Payne, Freedom Williams, Angella Kaye
9. "Four on the Floor"; Guest Stars: Dominique Abel, Christopher Atkins, Jsu Garcia, Rachel Palmieri
10. "The Psychiatrist"; Guest Stars: Natasha Cashman, Georges Corraface, Denise Crosby, Manoëlle Gaillard, Demetra Hampton, Laurent Le Doyen, Richard Magaldi, Paco Reconti
11. "Luscious Lola"; Guest Stars: Michael Bendetti, Christina Fulton, Bobbie Phillips, Herbie Tribino
12. "Mercy"; Guest Stars: John Enos III, Vance Harvey, Heidi Mark, Joseph Whipp
13. "The Last Motel"; Guest Stars: Ernie Lee Banks, Andrew Bilgore, Rita Branch, Michael Burke, Darren Foy, Rina Garcia, Perrey Reeves, Laurel Wiley, Ed Wing

Season 4

1. "Billy Bar"; Guest Stars: Anthony Addabbo, Troy Beyer, Hollie L. Hummel, Jacqueline Lovell
2. "Divorce, Divorce"; Guest Stars: Brittany Ashton Holmes, Audie England, Brad Fisher, Denice D. Lewis, Scott Plank, Jennifer Rhodes
3. "Cowboy, Cowboy"; Guest Star: Pat Destro, Hollie L. Hummel, Kathrin Nicholson, Mark Zuelke
4. "Caged Bird"; Guest Stars: Shannon Atteberry, Hector Hank, Arroyn Lloyd, Jacqueline Lovell, Henric Nieminen
5. "The Ex"; Guest Stars: Matt George, Kathrin Nicholson, Brian Zuckerman
6. "The Teacher"; Guest Stars: Anthony Addabbo, Jacqueline Lovell, Mikhail Mamayev
7. "Swimming Naked"; Guest Stars: Brigitte Bako, Kenneth David Ebling, Kristi Frank, Henric Nieminen, Omry Reznik, Robin Sagstetter, Carrie Sturdevant Fisher
8. "Jump"; Guest Stars: Dick 'Skip' Evans, J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof, Todd Gordon, Brad Hood, Harry O'Connor, Sonya Ryzy-Ryski, Tom Sanders, Michael Woods
9. "Tears"; Guest Stars: Cyia Batten, Troy Burgess, Daniel Ezralow, Jennifer Garrett, Priscilla Harris, Arabella Holzbog, Caitlin McLean, Regan Patno, Carolyn Seymour, Jeff Young, Angella Kaye
10. "Dime a Dance"; Guest Stars: Hazel Miller, Bebe McGarry, Jennifer Burton, Ángel Ferreira, Al Israel
11. "Details"; Guest Stars: Alla Korot, Race Nelson, Francesco Romano
12. "Laundromat"; Guest Stars: Audie England, Brett Stimely
13. "As She Wishes"; Guest Stars: Adamo Palladino, Amber Smith
14. "Banished"; Guest stars: Brando Luna, Daniel Hernandez, Lucas David Castillo Acosta, Heydi Gonzales Poot

Season 5

1. "Weightless"; Guest Stars: Darya Poverennova
2. "Carried Away^[3]"; Guest Stars:
3. "Jealousy"; Guest Stars: Patrick Budal, Viktoriya Khadzhinova, Ekaterina Listrova, Natalya Reva, Aleksandr Seleznyov, Oleg Sukatchenko, Rubi Zack, Yelena Zatolokina
4. "The Boxer"; Guest Stars: Melissa Behr, Patrick Budal, Erika Gabaldon, Sherrie Rose, Heather Sutherland
5. "Strip Poker"; Guest Stars: Yuliya Blokhina, Marina Malchevskaya, Anfisa Nejinskaya, Andrei Overchiuk, Vladimir Pliska, Larisa Tipikina
6. "Hard Labor"; Guest Stars: Omar Alberto, Elan Atias, Jennifer Ciesar, David McKay, Jim McMullan, Maximo Morrone, Jennifer Nash, Torry Pendergrass, Audie England
7. "Slow Train"; Guest Stars: Andrew Calder, Maureen Carter, Richard Hench, Floyd Irons, Athena Massey, Sam Menning, Henric Nieminen, Mark Zuelke
8. "Temple of Flesh"; Guest Stars: Justin Carroll, Darren Foy, Anya Longwell, Elina Madison, Clement von Franckenstein, Martin Charles Warner
9. "Juarez"; Guest Stars: Jeff Cadiente, Francisco P. Cardoza, Sue Casey, Gokor Chivichyan, Jose P. Cordoza, Richard Doran, Brad Fisher, Rick Garcia, Salvador Guerrero IV, Mando Guerroro, Neith Hunter, Daniel Leza, Alvin Lion, Lupe Ontiveros, Thomas Rosales Jr., Sophia Santi, Ludo Vika
10. "Farmer's Daughter"; Guest Stars: Patrick Budal, Irina Grigoryeva, Aleksandr Shitikov, Rubi Zack
11. "The Forbidden Zone"; Guest Stars: Jay Acovone, Anthony Addabbo, Albert Alexander, Bryan Anthony, Robin Antin, Lisa Arturo, Carmit Bachar, Michelle Beauchamp, Kristie J. Canavan, Kelly Cooper, Warren Corbin, Palmer Davis, Sandor DeGrazia, Indrani DeSouza, H.P. Evans, Sharon Ferguson, Eric Fishman, H.P. Fishman, Carla Garrido, Norman Howell, Beverly Johnson, Honey Labrador, Nito Larioza, Torry Pendergrass, Stephen Smith, Tiaraya Soo, Laurie Sposit, Kevin Alexander Stea, Taimak, Luca Tommassini, William Wesley, Melissa Williams, Angella Kaye
12. "Art of Loneliness"; Guest Stars: Caron Bernstein, Brad Fisher, Honey Labrador, Raven Snow
13. "The Picnic"; Guest Stars: David Duchovny, Anthony Addabbo, Eric James, Kira Reed

Red Shoe movies

The series led to several Red Shoe Diaries movies, including one television movie released in 1992. Nineteen other direct to video Red Shoe movies were also released throughout and after the series' run.^[4]

1. Red Shoe Diaries (1992). Director: Zalman King. Stars: David Duchovny, Brigitte Bako, Billy Wirth
2. Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare (1993)
3. Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (1993)
4. Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (1994). Stars: David Duchovny, Marina Giulia Cavalli, Ally Sheedy
5. Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass (1995)
6. Red Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband (1996)
7. Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up (1997)
8. Red Shoe Diaries 8: Night of Abandon (1997)
9. Red Shoe Diaries 9: Slow Train (1996)
10. Red Shoe Diaries 10
11. Red Shoe Diaries 11: Farmer's Daughter (1997)
12. Red Shoe Diaries 12: Girl on a Bike (2000)
13. Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor (1996)
14. Red Shoe Diaries 14: Luscious Lola (2000)
15. Red Shoe Diaries 15: Forbidden Zone (2002)
16. Red Shoe Diaries 16: Temple of Flesh (1997)
17. Red Shoe Diaries 17: Swimming Naked (2001)
18. Red Shoe Diaries 18: The Game (2000). Stars: Caron Bernstein, Arielle Dombasle
19. Red Shoe Diaries 19: As She Wishes (2001)
20. Red Shoes Diaries: Las Vegas (2006). Stars: Domiziano Arcangeli, Lucas Babin, Lori Heuring

References

1. "Red Shoe Diaries DVD news: Date Change for Red Shoe Diaries - Season 1 - TVShowsOnDVD.com".
2. "Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray Store".
3. ""Red Shoe Diaries" Carried Away (TV Episode 1996)". IMDb. 4 February 1996.
4. "List of Red Shoe Diaries films". imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.

External links

• Red Shoe Diaries (film) at the Internet Movie Database
• Red Shoe Diaries at the Internet Movie Database
• Red Shoe Diaries at TV.com
• Epguides.com web page