Basic Instinct

NR

(4093)

3/20/1992

EN

2h 8min

Thriller

Mystery

Basic Instinct

Tagline

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

Overview

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.

Screenplay

Joe Eszterhas

Director

Paul Verhoeven

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Status
Released
Budget
$49,000,000.00
Revenue
$352,927,224.00
Original Language
English
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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 cr ...Show More

John Chard 1/2/2019

I'd have to be pretty stupid to write a book about killing and then kill him the way I described in my book. I'd be announcing myself as the killer. I'm not stupid. Basic Instinct is directed by P ...Show More

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