▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁MP AA ▁over ▁the ▁X ▁rating , ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁court . ▁However , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁MP AA ▁replaced ▁the ▁X ▁rating ▁with ▁the ▁NC - 1 7 ▁rating . ▁This ▁was ▁helpful ▁to ▁films ▁of ▁explicit ▁nature , ▁like ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Up ! ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Down !, ▁that ▁were ▁previously ▁categor ized ▁with ▁por n ography ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁X ▁rating . ▁ ▁High ▁He els ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁▁ ▁High ▁He els ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁is ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁f ract ured ▁relationship ▁between ▁a ▁famous ▁singer , ▁Beck y ▁del ▁P á ram o ▁( Mar isa ▁P ared es ), ▁and ▁her ▁news ▁rep orter ▁daughter , ▁Reb eca ▁( V ict oria ▁Abr il ), ▁as ▁the ▁pair ▁get ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁murder ▁mystery . ▁Reb eca ▁strugg les ▁with ▁constantly ▁being ▁in ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁shadow . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁Reb eca ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Beck y ' s ▁former ▁lo ver ▁only ▁adds ▁to ▁the ▁t ension ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁partly ▁inspired ▁by ▁old ▁Hollywood ▁mother - d augh ter ▁mel od ram as ▁like ▁St ella ▁Dallas , ▁M ild red ▁Pier ce , ▁Im itation ▁of ▁Life ▁and ▁particularly ▁Aut umn ▁Son ata , ▁which ▁is ▁quoted ▁directly ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁Production ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0