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Basic Instinct

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6.9/10 • 4.1K

1992-03-202h 8m

ThrillerMystery

A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

Directors
Paul Verhoeven
Editors
Frank J. Urioste

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  1. Michael Douglas

    Michael Douglas

    Detective Nick Curran

  2. Sharon Stone

    Sharon Stone

    Catherine Tramell

  3. George Dzundza

    George Dzundza

    Gus

  4. Jeanne Tripplehorn

    Jeanne Tripplehorn

    Dr. Beth Garner

  5. Denis Arndt

    Denis Arndt

    Lieutenant Walker

  6. Leilani Sarelle

    Leilani Sarelle

    Roxy

  7. Bruce A. Young

    Bruce A. Young

    Andrews

  8. Chelcie Ross

    Chelcie Ross

    Captain Talcott

  9. Dorothy Malone

    Dorothy Malone

    Hazel Dobkins

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talisencrw

Jan 15, 2016

9/10

Controversy aside, in regards both to Sharon Stone's quintessentially-provocative noirish femme fatale (talk about a queen bee or alpha female!) and the backlash that the film portrayed lesbians as crazed psychos, Verhoeven both played a striking tribute to Sir Alfred Hitchcock, particularly San Francisco's based Vertigo and in use of the blonde bombshell, and simply continued his style of storytelling that had become his trademark in his pre-Hollywood, formative days in the Netherlands. Though it's not mentioned in the interviews of either star or director, the wonderful car chase brought to mind that 'other' car chase Frisco Bay movie, 'Bullitt'. But given the remarkable landscape of the area, why not? One would be a fool not to push the stylistic envelope as far as the censors will allow. A film that would have made The Master of Suspense proud, methinks, and one that he himself perhaps would have done, had Joe Eszterhas' very fun script been around, during, say, the time of 'Frenzy', when Hitchcock was at his cheekiest. A fantastic date movie too, by the way...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$49,000,000.00
Revenue
$352,927,224.00
Keywords
dying and deathcaliforniajealousysexual obsessionpolicesan francisco, californiasadismpsychopathdetectiveeroticismbisexualitysuspicion of murderloverstripteasecelebrityfemme fatalesociopathdeadneo-noirerotic thrillermanipulative womanbook writingkilled during sexamerican giallo