Bound is a 1996 English-language Crime Romance motion picture written and directed by The Wachowskis and produced by Stuart Boros and Andrew Lazar under the banner of Dino De Laurentiis Company in collaboration with Spelling Group. Corky, a lesbian ex con hired to work in an apartment as a plumber, meets neighbors Caesar, who launders money for the Mafia, and his girlfriend Violet. The two women have a love affair and decide to steal $2,000,000 that Caesar has in custody before he gives them back to Mafia boss Gino Marzone. Caesar is set up by the two scheming women as a scapegoat but things start to go wrong when he reacts in an unexpected way.. Written by Giancarlo Cairella. Bound stars Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, John Ryan, John P. Ryan, Christopher Meloni and Gene Borkan. The music was composed by Don Davis. Cinematography was done by Bill Pope and editing by Zach Staenberg. The motion picture has a running time of 108 minutes. It was released on 13th September 1996. Bound was made on a budget of $33 million and at the box office it grossed only $17 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Gramercy Pictures.