Basic Instinct
by Paul Verhoeven
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Actor: Denis Arndt, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Michael Douglas, Sharon StoneDirector: Paul Verhoeven
Brand: Lions Gate
Cinematographer: Jan de Bont
Editor: Frank J. Urioste
Producer: Alan Marshall
Producer: Louis D'Esposito
Producer: Mario Kassar
Producer: William S. Beasley
Writer: Joe Eszterhas
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-08-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Live / Artisan
Movie Reviews of Basic Instinct
Movie Review: The Classic Erotic Thriller On DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
1992's "Basic Instinct" followed what was becoming a trend in "erotic thriller" films. Earlier in 1987, Michael Douglas portrayed the subject of Glen Close's obscession in "Fatal Attraction" and he would again be the victim of a sexual assault by Demi Moore in 1994's "Disclosure". Basic Instinct is a well written movie with great performances by the lead actors. It is one of those gripping films full of suspense and very steamy sex scenes. The film follows the career of a San Francisco police detective (Michael Douglas) who investigates a murder. Sharon Stone plays the suspect, a wild and beautiful writer of murder mysteries and thrillers. It is quite evident by Sharon Stone's performance that she is herself the murderess and responsible for the subsequent murders in the film. Sharon Stone sizzles the screen with the famous Interrogation Scene and later her highly sexual scenes with Michael Douglas. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Sharon's character has a dark and dangerous end. Everything she writes about in her books begin to come true - her parents she might have killed herself, her friends and lovers are each murdered. Furthermore, the sensationalistic character is enhanced by making her a bisexual woman. She lures Michael Douglas into her seductive web and before you know it, Michael Douglas is no longer investigating the serial killer..becuse we assume at this point he is romantically involved with the murderess herself, though he does not know it. The closing scene shows an ice-pick (the weapon of choice by the killer) underneath Sharon Stone's bed. A film full of suspense, plenty of frightening moments and a seductive psychopath. Five stars.
Summary of Basic Instinct
A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/01/2005 Starring: Michael Douglas George Dzunda Run time: 123 minutes Rating: RThe 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
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