Although she already had almost a dozen flicks under her belt, Gina Gershon found her defining role in the 1996 flick noir Bound, as a tough, sensual ex-con who plots with lover Jennifer Tilly to steal millions from the mob.

The movie, directed by a pair of unknowns named Larry and Andy Wachowski, was matter-of-fact about its protagonists’ sexuality in a way that was then completely off the mainstream map, and Gershon’s swagger made her seem like the butch equivalent of Marlon Brando in The Wild One.

Unfortunately, the stench of Showgirls was still in the air, and though ...... See Complete Article @ AV Club