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Basic Instinct( 1992)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Michael Douglas

      Det. Nick Curran

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      Sharon Stone

      Catherine Tramell

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      George Dzundza

      Gus Moran

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      Jeanne Tripplehorn

      Dr. Beth Garner

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      Leilani Sarelle

      Roxy

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      Denis Arndt

      Lt. Philip Walker

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      Bruce A. Young

      Andrews

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      Chelcie Ross

      Capt. Talcott

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      Dorothy Malone

      Hazel Dobkins

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      Wayne Knight

      John Correli

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      Daniel von Bargen

      Lt. Marty Nilsen

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      Stephen Tobolowsky

      Dr. Lamott

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      Benjamin Mouton

      Harrigan

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      Jack McGee

      Sheriff

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      Bill Cable

      Johnny Boz

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      Stephen Rowe

      Internal Affairs Investigator

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      Mitch Pileggi

      Internal Affairs Investigator

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      Mary Pat Gleason

      Juvenile Officer

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      Freda Foh Shen

      Berkeley Registrar

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      William Duff-Griffin

      Dr. Myron

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      James Rebhorn

      Dr. McElwaine

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      David Wells

      Polygraph Examiner

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      Mary Ann Rodgers

      Nurse

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      Adilah Barnes

      Nurse

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      Irene Olga López

      Maid

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      Juanita Jennings

      Receptionist

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      Craig C. Lewis

      Bartender / Police Bar

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      Michael David Lally

      Detective

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      Peter Appel

      Detective

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      Michael Halton

      Bartender / Country Western Bar

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      Keith McDaniel

      Featured Dancer

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      Eric Poppick

      Coroner's Guy

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      Ron Cacas

      Policeman

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      Kayla Blake

      Roxy's Friend

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      Bradford English

      Campus Policeman

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      Ashlyn Gere

      Body Double

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      Jeanne Basone

      (unconfirmed)

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      Doreen Foo Croft

      (unconfirmed)

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      Christa Connor

      Disco Patron (uncredited)

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      Anne Lockhart

      Disco Patron (uncredited)

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      Patricia Anne Isgate-Hayward

      Classmate

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      Ken Liebenson

      Doo Wah Riders

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      Lindy Rasmusson

      Doo Wah Riders

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      Byron Berline

      Doo Wah Riders

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      Eddie Dunbar

      Doo Wah Riders

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      Tom McKibbin

      Doo Wah Riders

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      Julia Bond

      Hand Puppet Model

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      Dave LaBrucherie

      Driver (uncredited)

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      Pui Fan Lee

      Mrs. Rollins (uncredited)

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      Andy Rolfes

      Police Officer (uncredited)

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      Bob Sallese

      Internal Affairs Detective (uncredited

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      Theodore Carl Soderberg

      Disco Bartender (uncredited)

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      Damon Stout

      Disco Patron (uncredited)

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      Chase Watson

      Disco Patron (uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Fri Jan 15 2016
    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 m...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    49000000.00

    Revenue

    352927224.00

    Keywords

    • dying and death
    • california
    • jealousy
    • sexual obsession
    • police
    • san francisco, california
    • sadism
    • psychopath
    • detective
    • eroticism
    • bisexuality
    • suspicion of murder
    • lover
    • striptease
    • celebrity
    • femme fatale
    • sociopath
    • dead
    • neo-noir
    • erotic thriller
    • manipulative woman
    • book writing
    • killed during sex
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