With his younger brother Andy, Larry Wachowski saw their first screenplay produced when "Assassins" (1995) made it to the screen as a vehicle for Sylvester Stallone who played an assassin who is being hunted by another younger hit man (Antonio Banderas). While the final result (with a script polished by yet another writer) was found uneven by critics and was a box-office disappointment, it nevertheless gave the Wachowskis entree in Hollywood.

Born and raised in Chicago, the Wachowskis jokingly claim to have begun their collaboration as toddlers. Both dropped out of college to pursue showbiz and