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Basic Instinct
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"Basic Instinct" is a 1992 thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven that became a major cultural phenomenon due to its explicit sexual content and psychological mind games between its main characters. The film is considered significant in cinema history for pushing the boundaries of what could be shown in mainstream Hollywood movies at the time.
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6.9Catherine, 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.
Cast
- Michael Douglas as Detective Nick Curran
- Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell
- George Dzundza as Gus
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Dr. Beth Garner
- Denis Arndt as Lieutenant Walker
- Leilani Sarelle as Roxy
Themes
- dying and death
- california
- jealousy
- sexual obsession
- police
- san francisco, california
- sadism
- psychopath
- detective
- eroticism
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
241,317 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 23 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 621244
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- title
- Basic Instinct
- Commons category
- Basic Instinct
- box office
- 352900000
- capital cost
- 49000000
- review score
- 7.1/10
- publication date
- 1992-02-12
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Article
Basic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. It follows San Francisco detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) as he investigates the murder of rock star Johnny Boz, only to begin an intense relationship with the prime suspect Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone).
The script was developed by Eszterhas in the 1980s and became the subject of a bidding war, which Carolco Pictures won before bringing Verhoeven on board to direct. Stone was cast as Tramell after the role was rejected by several other actresses and production was plagued by protests and intense conflict between Eszterhas and Verhoeven.