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Tough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.
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Violet
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Corky
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Caesar
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Mickey Malnato (as John Ryan)
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Johnnie Marzzone
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Gino Marzzone
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Sue, Bartender
Susie Bright ...
Jesse
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Woman Cop
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Shelly
Peter Spellos ...
Lou
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Cop #1
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Cop #2 (as Kevin M. Richardson)
Gene Borkan ...
Roy

Directed by

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Lana Wachowski ... (as The Wachowski Brothers)
Lilly Wachowski ... (as The Wachowski Brothers)

Written by

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Lilly Wachowski ... (written by) (as The Wachowski Brothers) &
Lana Wachowski ... (written by) (as The Wachowski Brothers)

Produced by

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Stuart Boros ... producer
Dino De Laurentiis ... executive producer (uncredited)
Andrew Lazar ... producer
Jeffrey Sudzin ... co-producer
Lana Wachowski ... executive producer (as Larry Wachowski)
Lilly Wachowski ... executive producer (as Andy Wachowski)

Music by

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Don Davis

Cinematography by

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Bill Pope

Editing by

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Zach Staenberg

Editorial Department

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Sharmila Ariathurai ... apprentice editor
Tony Bacigalupi ... second assistant editor
Dan Gutman ... first assistant editor
Lisa Mozden ... second assistant editor
Mike Stanwick ... color timer

Casting By

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Nancy Foy

Production Design by

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Eve Cauley

Art Direction by

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Andrea Dopaso
Robert C. Goldstein

Set Decoration by

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Kristen Toscano Messina

Costume Design by

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Lizzy Gardiner

Makeup Department

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David P. Barton ... prosthetic makeup artist
Andre Blaise ... hair stylist
Eloisa De Laurentiis ... assistant hair stylist, assistant makeup artist
Roland Eggler ... wig maker
David Fields ... additional assistant hair stylist
Suzanne Rodier ... key makeup artist
Richard Rodier ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Teresa Kelly ... post-production supervisor
Pearl A. Lucero ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wayne Gee ... second second assistant director
Rip Murray ... first assistant director
Toni Whiteman ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Irene Adamczyk ... painter
Ernie Andrasik ... carpenter
Sam Anton ... laborer
Caitlin Blue ... assistant set decorator
Steve Buckner ... scenic
Scott Burch ... on-set dresser
Janine Burke ... additional set dresser
Michael A. Capps ... construction foreman
Kevin Considine ... set dresser
Marc da Skully ... scenic
Crazy Moe Davis ... set carpenter
Gregory Diggins ... general foreman
Emma Fairley ... set dresser
Monica Fedrick ... assistant art director
Christopher P. Garr ... construction foreman
Lance C. Guiles ... carpenter
Brian J. Hahn ... labor foreman
Kenneth Halverson ... carpenter
James Hansen ... laborer
Sharon Harvey ... painter
Keith Haugen ... laborer
Ernest Hernandez ... carpenter
Jonathan R. Hodges ... property master
Richard Jerebicz ... carpenter
Christian E. Lemer ... carpenter
Alicia Maccarone ... model maker
Tamara Murphy ... additional property master
Linda L. Newman ... scenic foreman
Harry E. Otto ... set designer
Louis A. Perez ... carpenter
Steve Ross ... painter
Liz Shaner ... scenic
Daniel Spirk ... laborer
Jonathan Spirk ... carpenter
William Stahl ... set dresser
Samuel J. Tell ... lead man
Mark S. Turner ... lead scenic
Scot T. Waldon ... carpenter

Sound Department

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Dana Austin ... adr recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter)
Jim Borgardt ... adr editor
Felipe Borrero ... sound mixer
Steven Brimmer ... recording supervisor
Andy Brisson ... apprentice sound editor
Michael Broomberg ... foley artist (as Michael Bromberg)
Fausto Caceres ... digital/analog sound transferer
Craig Cathers ... sound re-recordist
Marty Church ... foley mixer
Dane A. Davis ... sound designer
Robert Deschaine ... adr mixer
Ezra Dweck ... re-recording mixer
Eric Friend ... foley editor
Stan Ginsel ... foley editor
Robert W. Glass Jr. ... re-recording mixer
Tom Hammond ... foley editor
Grover B. Helsley ... re-recording mixer
John Kwiatkowski ... dialogue editor
Frank Long ... assistant sound editor
David Mancini ... foley recordist
David McRell ... assistant sound editor
Charles W. Ritter ... dialogue editor
Joan Rowe ... foley artist
Katie Rowe ... foley artist
Sean Rowe ... foley artist
Douglas Shamburger ... boom operator
Todd Toon ... sound effects editor
Dan Wallin ... re-recording mixer
Frank Wolf ... sound mixer
Al Wolovitch ... apprentice sound editor
Allen Yeung ... apprentice sound editor
Bradford Bell ... apprentice sound editor (uncredited)
F. Thomas Simpson ... sound apprentice (uncredited)
Randell Vandegrift ... adr supervisor (uncredited)

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Diane Carlucci ... special effects administrator
John C. Carlucci ... special effects foreman
Lou Carlucci ... special effects supervisor
Jay Neyens ... special effects technician
Robert Calvert ... special effects (uncredited)
Ken Tarallo ... special effects crew (uncredited)

Stunts

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Cliff Cudney ... stunt coordinator
Tony Jefferson ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rocky Andrus ... grip
Walter Bithell ... electrician (as Walt Bithell)
Cheli Clayton-Samaras ... camera loader (as Cheli Clayton)
Darryl Cowherd ... best boy electric (as Darryll Deo Cowherd Jr.)
Tony Cucchiari ... camera operator: "b" camera
James A. Earley ... key rigger
Scott Edelstein ... electrician
James Fitzgerald ... first assistant camera
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald ... key rigger
James Frederick ... electrician
Tony Friedkin ... unit photographer
Christopher Ishii ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter Jensen ... steadicam operator
Brent L. Jones ... key rigger
Pat Liampetchakul ... key rigger
John A. Locke ... electrician
Dwayne Lyon ... electrician
Tony Mazzucchi ... key grip
Byron McCulloch ... dolly grip
Ron Peterson ... second assistant camera
Steve Peterson ... first assistant camera
Kari Romeo ... second assistant camera
Tony Sepian ... grip
Rob Sweeney ... camera operator: "b" camera
Randy Tepper ... unit photographer
Joel Unangst ... gaffer
Randolph J. Verdigo ... grip
Shawn Whelan ... best boy grip
Kenneth Estes ... video playback operator (uncredited)
John Samaras ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Suzy Sharp-Kane ... casting associate
Rich King ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Nancy Malone ... key costumer (as Nancy Rhodes)

Location Management

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Jack R. Tate ... location manager
Andrew R. Gardiner ... additional location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Stan Jones ... music editor
Armin Steiner ... score mixer
David Sherr ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Cheryl Starbuck ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Michael Foxworth ... driver
Steve Lewis ... driver (as Stephen M. Lewis)
Sean J. Moore ... driver
J.D. Orlebeck ... transportation coordinator
David Severin ... transportation captain
Gary D. Stalker ... driver
Greg Tacker ... driver
Paul Tumber ... driver
James Wakeman ... transportation co-captain

Additional Crew

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Paul Belenardo ... production accountant
Sue Bo Berry ... craft service (as Bo Berry)
Timothy Blackton ... production assistant
Susie Bright ... technical advisor
Scott Browning ... assistant: Mr. Browning
Dana Sue Collins ... stand-in: Violet
Robert Duban ... assistant production accountant
Juliana Duet ... production assistant
Joe Gallo ... ceasar's stand-in
Ned Haspel ... business affairs
Jody Hedien ... assistant: Mr. Lazar
Gretchen Hyman ... production assistant
Mark R. Lindsay ... sales representative (as Mark Lindsay)
Phil Oosterhouse ... assistant to wachowski's
Patti Podesta ... title designer
Jefferson Root ... set production assistant
Cid Swank ... unit publicist
Julie Wachowski ... assistant production coordinator (as J. Wachowski)
Amy Zasadny ... corky's stand-in
Joy Zimmerman ... intern
Peter D. Graves ... executive marketing consultant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Intense, erotic crime thriller with Gina Gershon as an ex-con who, after having a sexual liaison with neighbor Jennifer Tilly, joins forces with her to dupe gangster boyfriend Joe Pantoliano out of $2 million of laundered loot. they formulate a plan to rob millions of dollars of stashed mob cash, blaming gangster Caesar for it. Written by -

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Taglines A trust so deep it cuts both ways. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Business (United States)
  • Bound - Gefesselt (Germany)
  • Lazos ardientes (Spain)
  • Llaços ardents (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Ligadas pelo Desejo (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 109 min
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Box Office

Budget $4,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $900,902, 06 Oct 1996

Did You Know?

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Trivia When executives at some studios read the script, they told the Wachowskis that if they changed the character of Corky to that of a man, they would be interested. The sisters declined, saying "that movie's been made a million times, so we're really not interested in it." See more »
Goofs When Corky goes after Caesar with the wrench, her hands are clean despite having carried the two bags of money which were covered in white paint. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Matrix Revisited (2001). See more »
Soundtracks (Chicago Is) My Kind of Town See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Corky: You know what the difference is between you and me, Violet?
Violet: No.
Corky: Me neither.
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