BOUND AND GAGGED: A LOVE STORY, as the tacked-on portion of the title might suggest, tries to recast THELMA & LOUISE in more radical terms, bringing the lesbian subtext of the earlier film front and center. This is accomplished with mixed results.
The pixieish Elizabeth (Elizabeth Saltarrelli) is dating the voluptuous Leslie (Ginger Lynn Allen), but can't resist an occasional fling with some anonymous beefcake, which makes Leslie extremely jealous. Meanwhile, Leslie is married to the insufferable Steve (Chris Mulkey), a macho creep who
variously suspects, threatens, manhandles, abuses, and more or less rapes her, but whom she still manages to defend in textboo...
Released:
1993
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins