Red Shoe Diaries
Red Shoe Diaries is an American anthology erotic drama series that aired on Showtime cable network from 1992 to 1997 and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas. It is a spinoff of an earlier film by the same name, also directed by Zalman King. Most episodes were directed by either Zalman King, Rafael Eisenman or both.
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| Genre | Erotic drama |
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| Starring | David Duchovny |
| Composer | George S. Clinton |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 66 and 1 TV film |
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| Running time | 30 mins. |
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| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | June 27, 1992 – June 1, 1997 |
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.
Episodes
Season 1 (1992)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Guests | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Safe Sex" | Zalman King | Melanie Finn | Steven Bauer, Joan Severance, Brandon Hendrix | TBA |
| 2 | 2 | "Double Dare" | TBA | TBA | Laura Johnson, Scott Lawrence, Sarah Luck Pearson, Arnold Vosloo, Michael Woods | TBA |
| 3 | 3 | "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" | Zalman King | TBA | Pat Banta, Denise Crosby, Robert Knepper | TBA |
| 4 | 4 | "Talk to Me Baby" | Rafael Eisenman | Zalman King | Kim Burnette, Lydie Denier, Annabelle Gurwitch, Lynn Speier, Peter Spellos, Richard Tyson | TBA |
| 5 | 5 | "Just Like That" | TBA | TBA | Carl Gilliard, Tchéky Karyo, Matt LeBlanc, Victoria Mahoney, Renata Scott, Nina Siemaszko | TBA |
| 6 | 6 | "Another Woman's Lipstick" | TBA | TBA | Maryam d'Abo, Ángel Ferreira, Christina Fulton, Miranda Garrison, Annabelle Gurwitch, Kevin Haley | TBA |
| 7 | 7 | "Auto Erotica" | TBA | TBA | Nick Chinlund, Caitlin Dulany, Kenny Johnson | TBA |
| 8 | 8 | "Jake's Story" | TBA | TBA | William Paul Burns, Angela Cornell, Audie England, Sheryl Lee, Frederick Washburn | TBA |
| 9 | 9 | "Accidents Happen" a.k.a. "The Fling" | Alan Smithee | TBA | Marina Giulia Cavalli, Scott Plank, Ally Sheedy | TBA |
| 10 | 10 | "Bounty Hunter" | Peter Care | David Codikow, Melanie Finn (story) | Sue Kiel, Nicholas Love, Ron Marquette, Dee McCafferty, Claire Stansfield | TBA |
| 11 | 11 | "Weekend Pass" | TBA | Zalman King, Melanie Finn (story) | Anthony Addabbo, Shashawnee Hall, Ely Pouget | TBA |
| 12 | 12 | "Double or Nothing" | TBA | Zalman King, Melanie Finn (teleplay) | Paula Barbieri, Francesco Quinn, Lisa Boyle | TBA |
| 13 | 13 | "How I Met My Husband" | TBA | Zalman King, Melanie Finn (teleplay) | Luigi Amodeo, Alex Ardenti, Jennifer Burton, Neith Hunter, Sue Kiel, Andrea Riave, Lucas David Castillo Acosta | TBA |
Season 2 (1993)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Guests | Original air date |
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| 1 | 14 | "Midnight Bells" | TBA | TBA | Luc Leestemaker, Charlotte Lewis, Carsten Norgaard | TBA |
| 2 | 15 | "Naked in the Moonlight" | TBA | TBA | Rudy de Rooy, John Enos III, California Ralph, Raven Snow | TBA |
| 3 | 16 | "Runway" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | 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 | TBA |
| 4 | 17 | "Kidnap" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Randall Boffman, Jennifer Ciesar, Matt LeBlanc, Robert Mailhouse, Ron Marquette, Dee McCafferty, Robert Peters, Hartley Silver | TBA |
| 5 | 18 | "Burning Up" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Rhonda Aldrich, Ivan Allen, Avalon Anders, Jennifer Burton, Anthony Guidera, Alexandra Tydings, Mark Zuelke | TBA |
| 6 | 19 | "Night of Abandon" | TBA | TBA | Catalina Bonakie, Ann Cockburn, Daniel Leza | TBA |
| 7 | 20 | "Liar's Tale" | James Gavin Bedford | Melanie Finn | Erika Anderson, Audie England, Lorna Firman, Margaret Makinen, Peter Quartaroli, Terrence Sheahan, Paula Venice | TBA |
| 8 | 21 | "In the Blink of an Eye" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Richard Dieux, Brian Edwards, Julien Maurel, Philippe Nahon, Laurie Simpson, Dominique Valera | TBA |
| 9 | 22 | "Hotline" | David Womark | TBA | Don Bloomfield, María Celedonio, Margaret Cho, Audie England, George Pilgrim, Wendy Schaal, Judy Toll | TBA |
| 10 | 23 | "Love at First Sight" | Zalman King | TBA | Anthony Addabbo, Eric James, Denice D. Lewis, Alexandra Tydings | TBA |
| 11 | 24 | "Gina" | Rafael Eisenman | Chloe King | Michel Allaire, Stéphane Bonnet, Hervé Gamelin, Sabine Tingry, Lynette Walden, Didier Yakar | TBA |
| 12 | 25 | "Alphabet Girl" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Christiana Capetillo, Justin Carroll, Brad Joseph Dubin | TBA |
| 13 | 26 | "Some Things Never Change" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Guy Amram, Marina Giulia Cavalli, Brad Fisher, Sylvie Guelton, Hero Kawashima | TBA |
Season 3 (1994)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Guests | Original air date |
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| 1 | 27 | "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses" | Daniel Ducovny | TBA | Michelle Beauchamp, Jason Court, Sammi Davis, David Duchovny, Maximo Morrone | TBA |
| 2 | 28 | "The Game" | TBA | Chloe King | Caron Bernstein, Eugene Choy, Tarik Ergin, Allan Graf, Kether Parker, Janine Stillo, Frederick Washburn, Michael T. Weiss | TBA |
| 3 | 29 | "The Cake" | Brian Grant | Kathryn MacQuarrie | John Bergantine, Sheelagh Cullen, Tarik Ergin, Christian LeBlanc, Jennifer MacDonald, Robert Peters, Barbara Pilavin, Peter Sands, Janine Stillo, Saxon Trainor | TBA |
| 4 | 30 | "Like Father, Like Son" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Arielle Dombasle, Elodie Frenck, Jean-Yves Gautier, Will Stewart | TBA |
| 5 | 31 | "Borders of Salt" | TBA | TBA | Alan Boyce, Peter Quartaroli, Sofia Shinas | TBA |
| 6 | 32 | "Written Word" | TBA | TBA | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Rhonda Aldrich, Robbi Chong, Peter Gregory | TBA |
| 7 | 33 | "Girl on a Bike" | TBA | TBA | Géraldine Cotte, Brent David Fraser | TBA |
| 8 | 34 | "Emily's Dance" | Zalman King | TBA | Lisa Boyle, Kelly Cooper, Alison Cramer, Wylie Draper, Neisha Folkes-LeMelle, Nadine Grycan, Paige Harman, Steve Messina, Mari Morrow, Travis Payne, Freedom Williams, Angella Kaye | TBA |
| 9 | 35 | "Four on the Floor" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Dominique Abel, Christopher Atkins, Jsu Garcia, Rachel Palmieri | TBA |
| 10 | 36 | "The Psychiatrist" | David Womark | TBA | Natasha Cashman, Georges Corraface, Denise Crosby, Manoëlle Gaillard, Demetra Hampton, Laurent Le Doyen, Richard Magaldi, Paco Reconti | TBA |
| 11 | 37 | "Luscious Lola" | TBA | Chloe King | Michael Bendetti, Christina Fulton, Bobbie Phillips, Herbie Tribino | TBA |
| 12 | 38 | "Mercy" | Zalman King | TBA | John Enos III, Vance Harvey, Heidi Mark, Joseph Whipp | TBA |
| 13 | 39 | "The Last Motel" | Zalman King | TBA | Ernie Lee Banks, Andrew Bilgore, Rita Branch, Michael Burke, Darren Foy, Rina Garcia, Perrey Reeves, Laurel Wiley, Ed Wing | TBA |
Season 4 (1995)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Guests | Original air date |
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| 1 | 40 | "Billy Bar" | Rafael Eisenman | Chloe King | Anthony Addabbo, Troy Beyer, May Karasun, Jacqueline Lovell | TBA |
| 2 | 41 | "Divorce, Divorce" | Rafael Eisenman | Chloe King, Zalman King (story) | Brittany Ashton Holmes, Audie England, Brad Fisher, Denice D. Lewis, Scott Plank, Jennifer Rhodes | TBA |
| 3 | 42 | "Cowboy, Cowboy" | Rafael Eisenman | Zalman King | Pat Destro, Hollie Hummel, Kathrin Nicholson, Mark Zuelke | TBA |
| 4 | 43 | "Caged Bird" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Shannon Atteberry, Hector Hank, Arroyn Lloyd, Jacqueline Lovell, Henric Nieminen | TBA |
| 5 | 44 | "The Ex" | Rafael Eisenman | Chloe King | Matt George, Kathrin Nicholson, Brian Zuckerman | TBA |
| 6 | 45 | "The Teacher" | Rafael Eisenman | Zalman King | Anthony Addabbo, Jacqueline Lovell, Mikhail Mamayev | TBA |
| 7 | 46 | "Swimming Naked" | Rafael Eisenman | Melanie Finn | Brigitte Bako, Kenneth David Ebling, Kristi Frank, Henric Nieminen, Omry Reznik, Robin Sagstetter, Carrie Sturdevant Fisher | TBA |
| 8 | 47 | "Jump" | Rafael Eisenman | Chloe King | Dick "Skip" Evans, J.W. "Corkey" Fornof, Todd Gordon, Brad Hood, Harry O'Connor, Sonya Ryzy-Ryski, Tom Sanders, Michael Woods | TBA |
| 9 | 48 | "Tears" | Zalman King | Zalman King | Cyia Batten, Troy Burgess, Daniel Ezralow, Jennifer Garrett, Priscilla Harris, Arabella Holzbog, Caitlin McLean, Regan Patno, Carolyn Seymour, Jeff Young, Angella Kaye | TBA |
| 10 | 49 | "Dime a Dance" | Rafael Eisenman | Chloe King | Hazel Miller, Bebe McGarry, Jennifer Burton, Ángel Ferreira, Al Israel | TBA |
| 11 | 50 | "Details" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Alla Korot, Race Nelson, Francesco Romano | TBA |
| 12 | 51 | "Laundromat" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Audie England, Brett Stimely | TBA |
| 13 | 52 | "As She Wishes" | Rafael Eisenman | Zalman King | Adamo Palladino, Amber Smith | TBA |
Season 5 (1996)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Guests | Original air date |
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| 1 | 53 | "Weightless" | Rafael Eisenman | John Shirley | Darya Poverennova | TBA |
| 2 | 54 | "Carried Away" | Rafael Eisenman | Chloe King | Darya Poverennova | TBA |
| 3 | 55 | "Jealousy" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Patrick Budal, Viktoriya Khadzhinova, Ekaterina Listrova, Natalya Reva, Aleksandr Seleznyov, Oleg Sukatchenko, Rubi Zack, Yelena Zatolokina | TBA |
| 4 | 56 | "The Boxer" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Melissa Behr, Patrick Budal, Erika Gabaldon, Sherrie Rose, Heather Sutherland | TBA |
| 5 | 57 | "Strip Poker" | Rafael Eisenman | TBA | Yuliya Blokhina, Marina Malchevskaya, Anfisa Nejinskaya, Andrei Overchiuk, Vladimir Pliska, Larisa Tipikina | TBA |
| 6 | 58 | "Hard Labor" | Zalman King | TBA | Omar Alberto, Elan Atias, Jennifer Ciesar, David McKay, Jim McMullan, Maximo Morrone, Jennifer Nash, Torry Pendergrass, Audie England | TBA |
| 7 | 59 | "Slow Train" | Zalman King | Julie Marie Myatt | Andrew Calder, Maureen Carter, Richard Hench, Floyd Irons, Athena Massey, Sam Menning, Henric Nieminen, Mark Zuelke | TBA |
| 8 | 60 | "Temple of Flesh" | Rafael Eisenman | Zalman King | Justin Carroll, Darren Foy, Anya Longwell, Elina Madison, Clement von Franckenstein, Martin Charles Warner | TBA |
| 9 | 61 | "Juarez" | Lizzie Borden | Caroline Yeh, Lizzie Borden | 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 | TBA |
| 10 | 62 | "Farmer's Daughter" | Rafael Eisenman | Zalman King | Patrick Budal, Irina Grigoryeva, Aleksandr Shitikov, Rubi Zack | TBA |
| 11 | 63 | "The Forbidden Zone" | Rafael Eisenman | Chloe King, Zalman King (story) | 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 | TBA |
| 12 | 64 | "Art of Loneliness" | Rafael Eisenman | Zalman King | Caron Bernstein, Brad Fisher, Honey Labrador, Raven Snow | TBA |
| 13 | 65 | "The Picnic" | Rafael Eisenman | Zalman King | David Duchovny, Anthony Addabbo, Eric James, Kira Reed | TBA |
| 14 | 66 | "Banished" | Rafael Eisenman | Tony Selznick | Brando Luna, Daniel Hernandez, Lucas David Castillo Acosta, Heydi Gonzales Poot | TBA |
Release
Syndication
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. This show is also on Tubi, a free streaming service. Originally screened in the UK on Channel 5 back in the 1990's, the channel screened several episodes back-to-back on August 30th, 2021.
Home media
After the 1992 release of the pilot movie, episodes from the series were compiled on VHS, Laserdisc, and DVD as branded Red Shoe Diaries movies. Each compilation features three episodes.
- Red Shoe Diaries (1992). Director: Zalman King. Stars: David Duchovny, Brigitte Bako, Billy Wirth
- Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare. "Safe Sex" / "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" / "Double Dare"
- Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick. "Just Like That" / "Another Woman's Lipstick" / "Talk to Me Baby"
- Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica. "Accidents Happen" / "Auto Erotica" / "Jake's Story"
- Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass. "Double or Nothing" / "Bounty Hunter" / "Weekend Pass"
- Red Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband. "How I Met My Husband" / "Naked in the Moonlight" / "Midnight Bells"
- Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up. "Runway" / "Kidnap" / "Burning Up"
- Red Shoe Diaries 8: Night of Abandon. "Night of Abandon" / "Liar's Tale" / "In the Blink of an Eye"
- Red Shoe Diaries 9: Hotline. "Gina" / "Hotline" / "Love at First Sight"
- Red Shoe Diaries 10: Some Things Never Change. "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses" / "Some Things Never Change" / "Alphabet Girl"
- Red Shoe Diaries 11: The Game. "The Game" / "The Cake" / "Like Father, Like Son"
- Red Shoe Diaries 12: Girl on a Bike. "Girl on a Bike" / "Written Word" / "Borders of Salt"
- Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor. "The Psychiatrist" / "Four on the Floor" / "Emily's Dance"
- Red Shoe Diaries 14: Luscious Lola. "Luscious Lola" / "The Last Motel" / "Mercy"
- Red Shoe Diaries 15: Forbidden Zone. "Forbidden Zone" / "The Art of Loneliness" / "The Picnic"
- Red Shoe Diaries 16: Temple of Flesh. "Temple of Flesh" / "Juarez" / "The Farmer's Daughter"
- Red Shoe Diaries 17: Swimming Naked. "Swimming Naked" / "Jump" / "Tears"
- Red Shoe Diaries 18: Strip Poker. "Strip Poker" / "Slow Train" / "Hard Labor"
- Red Shoe Diaries 19: As She Wishes. "As She Wishes" / "Billy Bar" / "Weightless"
- Red Shoe Diaries 20: Caged Bird. "Caged Bird" / "The Ex" / "The Teacher"
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 re-released Red Shoe Diaries - The Movie.[2]
Second Red Shoe Diaries TV pilot
In 2006, Zalman King wrote and directed a second, feature-length Red Shoe Diaries TV pilot. This pilot was completed but never aired.
References
- "Red Shoe Diaries DVD news: Date Change for Red Shoe Diaries - Season 1 - TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2014-06-01.
- "Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray Store". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02.
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