Bride kidnapping
The abduction narrative of "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!" has some similarities with the film "The Collector" (1965), directed by William Wyler, in which a butterfly specialist abducts a young woman in order to add her to his collection. "The Collector" was adapted from the eponymous novel by John Fowles. In style, theme and plot details, however, "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!" differs greatly from Wyler's film and the novel that inspired it. Bride kidnapping is also a central plot device in the Hollywood musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954).