Bound - Torbido inganno

Titolo originale: Bound
Regia: Lana Wachowski | Lilly Wachowski |
Anno: 1996
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Thriller Crime
Tag: infidelity | money laundering | plumber | crime boss | heist | lesbian relationship | mafia | love affair | ex-con | neo-noir | lesbian | affair | suspenseful | italian mafia | excited |
Cast: Gina Gershon | Jennifer Tilly | Joe Pantoliano | John P. Ryan | Christopher Meloni | Richard C. Sarafian | Barry Kivel | Mary Mara | Susie Bright | Margaret Smith | Peter Spellos | Ivan Kane | Kevin Michael Richardson | Gene Borkan |

Corky, che per vivere si adatta a fare l'idraulico, si reca per un lavoro in un appartamento di Chicago. Nell'ascensore incontra Violet, la donna di Ceasar, delinquente dedito al riciclaggio del denaro sporco. Tra le due ragazze scocca la scintilla della reciproca attrazione, che ben presto si tramuta in un vero rapporto. Quest'incontro imprevisto sconvolge la vita di Violet, che decide di cambiare vita e interrompere i propri legami con la malavita. Ma per fare questo chiede aiuto a Corky…

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The character of Johnny was written very straight and serious, but they realized the potential for h [...] D
Jennifer Tilly discussed trying to avoid an NC-17 rating in a 2014 interview for Vulture. "The Wacho [...] D
Joe Pantoliano improvised the handshake when his character meets Corky in the apartment. D
The apartments and characters have a green color scheme with some black and white, dashed with the r [...] D
Violet often calls Caesar "Cea" (pronounced as "see") when he becomes frustrated, panicked, and dest [...] D
Frank Miller's Sin City and Billy Wilder were The Wachowski sisters's influences behind the film. D
The totem on the dashboard of Corky's truck is meant to be Wilgefortis. According to myth, this was [...] D
The buckets of paint have partially torn Republic Films logos on them. D
Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly went fully nude for the main lesbian sex scene between Corky and Vio [...] D
The Wachowskis were significantly limited by their budget when it came to choosing songs for the sou [...] D
Bill Pope and the Wachowskis drew from their love of comics and were influenced by Frank Miller's ne [...] D
The Wachowskis struggled to cast the roles of Violet and Corky, seemingly because of the lesbian con [...] D
When Jennifer Tilly was considering making the film, she inquired about what the sex scene would ent [...] D
Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly were nervous about filming the sex scenes and prepared by drinking t [...] D
When executives at some studios read the script, they told the Wachowskis that if they changed the c [...] D
Christopher Meloni and Joe Pantoliano previously worked together on The Fanelli Boys for NBC. D
Susie Bright: The noted sex author appears as the lesbian in the bar that Corky hits on before the l [...] D
In a 2014 Vulture article about this film, the author, Jennifer Vineyard, said "Bound can make a str [...] D
Marcia Gay Harden auditioned for one of the lead roles. D
The part of Violet was expected to go to Linda Hamilton. D
The first proper meeting between Corky and Violet features "all the little lesbian integrity signs" [...] D
Technical consultant Susie Bright cameos during the bar scene who Corky joins in the booth. D
The film was financed with the understanding that Jennifer Tilly was to play the role of Corky. The [...] D
The Wachowskis refer to the scene where Violet answers the door in a cleavage popping dress after re [...] D
The exterior shot of Corky driving up to the building was filmed on the Paramount backlot. D
Gina Gershon said her agent told her making this film was a huge mistake and would hurt her career b [...] D
Joe Pantoliano hated that the bag of cash was so bloody, as it got on his suit. D
Gina Gershon previously appeared in Cocktail (1988) and Jennifer Tilly previously appeared in Getawa [...] D
In a 2014 interview for Vulture, Jennifer Tilly talked about the sex and nudity in this film, and ho [...] D
The film is mentioned in dialogue in Jennifer Tilly's later film Seed of Chucky (2004), in which Til [...] D
Joe Pantoliano would later work with the Wachowski brothers again in The Matrix (1999), where he pla [...] D
This was Joe Pantoliano's first leading role in a film. It's also his favourite role. D
Gina Gershon told Femme Fatales magazine that the sex scene with her and Jennifer Tilly was the most [...] D
Linda Hamilton was unable to take the role of Corky. D
Gina Gershon's influences for her role were James Dean, Marlon Brando and Clint Eastwood. D
This was the film that convinced the studio of the Wachowskis' talent as directors so that they coul [...] D
As of 2022, this is the only Wachowski film not distributed by Warner Brothers. D
Jennifer Tilly originally read for the part of Corky. She loved the role and was looking forward to [...] D
Final on-screen role for actor John P. Ryan. D
Dino De Laurentiis was adamant that they shoot a flashback scene showing Caesar punching Johnny, but [...] D
Susie Bright was the technical consultant for the bedroom scenes. The Wachowskis were fans of Bright [...] D
The Wachowskis' original director of photography resigned on the grounds that he could not do the fi [...] D
Joel Silver has said that after working as scriptwriters on Assassins (1995), the Wachowskis made Bo [...] D
The film was shot in 38 days. D
It had been rumored that the Wachowski sisters had originally wanted Gina Gershon to play Trinity in [...] D
Jennifer Tilly talked with Vulture in 2014 about working with Susie Bright, an American author, perf [...] D
Jennifer Tilly named Violet as the best role she ever had. D
After production on the film was completed, the Wachowski sisters began work on the script for The M [...] D
The apartment buildings interior is a set, and the hallway floor design is actually wallpaper. D
Gina Gershon recommended Joe Pantoliano for the role of Caesar. D
Jennifer Tilly's character "Violet" served as the inspiration for drag superstar Violet Chachki's na [...] D
Lana Wachowski's name could be related to the fact that "Lana" is also the name of Rebecca De Mornay [...] D
Joe Pantoliano was instructed by the Wachowskis to watch Il tesoro della Sierra Madre (1948) and bas [...] D
The wallpaper in the apartment Corky's working in is designed to be more feminine despite her being [...] D
When Caesar dies, he makes a "snow angel" in the white paint by moving his arms. D
The physical exchanges in the script caused some injuries. Barry Kivel received a head injury from h [...] D
The main sex scene set in Corky's apartment was filmed in one long shot. The Wachowskis believed tha [...] D
Jennifer Tilly and others argued during the production that the early shot of the detached finger bo [...] D
Jennifer Tilly's favorite part was tripping Joe Pantoliano, Pantoliano's favorite scene was punching [...] D
Very little improvisation took place during the filming due to the Wachowskis' extensive planning an [...] D