'Bound' trivia and fun facts

Matrix's idea

This was the film that convinced the studio of the Wachowski's talent as directors so that they could make 'The Matrix' (1999), a screenplay/story they had come up with during the filming of their first screenplay, 'Assassins' (1995).

Joe Pantoliano's character

Joe Pantoliano was instructed by the Wachowski Sisters to watch 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (1948) and base his Caesar character on Humphrey Bogart's Fred C. Dobbs.

Tequila on the set

Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly were nervous about filming the sex scenes and prepared by drinking tequila.

Joe Pantoliano as Caesar

Gina Gershon recommended Joe Pantoliano for the role of Caesar.