Bound

Overview

This thriller tells the story of a gangster's moll and her tough ex-con lesbian lover who steal $2 million in loot from the former's brutish lover and must then flee for their lives in the seedy, crime-filled city.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/2012
UPC:	0887090044509
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	R
Source:	Olive
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:48:00
Sales rank:	12,361

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jennifer Tilly	Violet
Gina Gershon	Corky
Joe Pantoliano	Caesar
Barry Kivel	Shelly
Christopher Meloni	Johnnie Marzzone
John P. Ryan	Micky Malnato,Actor
Peter Spellos	Lou
Richard C. Sarafian	Gino Marconi
Mary Mara	Bartender
Susie Bright	Jesse
Margaret Smith	Woman Cop
Ivan Kane	Cop No. 1
Gene Borkan	Roy
Kevin Michael Richardson	Cop No. 2,cop
Don Davis	Composer

Technical Credits

Larry Wachowski

Stuart Boros	Producer
Andrew Lazar	Producer
Larry Wachowski	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Director,Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Cliff Cudney	Stunts
Lou Carlucci	Special Effects
Nancy Foy	Casting
Suzy Sharp-Kane	Casting
FTS Effects	Special Effects
Felipe Borrero	Sound Mixer
Dane Davis	Sound/Sound Designer
The Wachowski Brothers	Director

Editorial Reviews

A schlocky, B-movie concept given a stylish, undeniably exciting twist, this auspicious first feature from Andy and Larry Wachowski, (whose most notable previous screen credit was scripting the silly Sylvester Stallone-Antonio Banderas thriller Assassins) gives neo-noir a cheeky new life. It has the standard good guys-bad guys storyline, but the freshness of the film lies not in making our protagonists sexy lesbian women (though that creates much interest), but in the fact that the directors allow sufficient character development. The film is sexy without being smutty, visually innovative without being too in-your-face, and acted to perfection by a highly intuitive cast of performers. It received much notice for its admittedly steamy bedroom scenes between the lead females, but equal notice should be given to the taut, fiercely enjoyable storytelling which, despite the lurid subject matter, never feels exploitive or gives the impression of appealing only to the lowest common denominator. Bound's evocative visual style and color schemes would later present themselves in the Wachowski's 1999 mega-hit The Matrix.