Butch ex-con plumber Corky (Gina Gershon, Showgirls) catches the eye of femme fatale Violet (Jennifer Tilly, Bride of Chucky) after arriving at her Chicago building for work. When she later gets a call back to the apartment complex from Violet herself, the two quickly develop a steamy relationship. After learning that Violet is trapped in a relationship with volatile mobster Caeser (Joe Pantoliano) – and that there is $2 million of laundered money up for the taking – the dynamic duo hatch a plan to run away with the loot.
An enduring queer classic which marked the staggeringly confident, deliciously daring arrival of The Wachowski Sisters (Matrix Quadrilogy) on the cinematic scene, this scintillating lesbian love story also acts as a grippingly heightened neo-noir.
Gershon and Tilly make for a groundbreaking double act for the ages, and Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian follow their esteemed lineage in Rose Glass’ similarly sexy spiralling thriller Love Lies Bleeding.