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Basic Instinct (1992)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Michael Douglas Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone Catherine Tramell/Catherine Woolf
George Dzundza Gus
Wayne Knight John Correli
Leilani Sarelle Roxy
Jeanne Tripplehorn Elisabeth Garner, Ph.D.
Denis Arndt Lieutenant Walker
Bruce A. Young Andrews
Chelcie Ross Captain Talcott
Dorothy Malone Hazel Dobkins
Movie Details
Genre Crime; Mystery; Thriller
Director Paul Verhoeven
Producer Alan Marshall; Joe Eszterhas; William S. Beasley; Louis D'Esposito
Writer Joe Eszterhas
Photography Jan de Bont
Musician Jerry Goldsmith
Studio Artisan
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 123 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.8
Plot
The take-no-prisoners sex thriller from 1992 now stands as a milestone in the career of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, but in the hands of director Paul Verhoeven Basic Instinct is an undeniably stylish and provocative study of obsession. In the role that made her a star (and showed the audience a little more skin than she intended), Sharon Stone plays the cleverly manipulative novelist Catherine Tramell who snares San Francisco detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) with her insatiable sexual appetite during the investigation of her boyfriend's murder. Tramell is the prime suspect, but the plot twists and turns until Curran is trapped in a dangerous cycle of dead ends and unsolved murders, never sure if Tramell is committing the crimes or if it is some other, unknown suspect. With a plot that keeps viewers guessing, Basic Instinct is the work of a director who is clearly in his element. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 103
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Basic Instinct at Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
Amazon US
Product Details
Edition Collector's Edition - Unrated
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Layers Dual Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 012236044307
Release Date 2/20/2001
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Packaging Snap Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [Spanish]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby