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| Title: | Basic Instinct |
| Genres: | Thriller Mystery |
| Directed by: | Paul Verhoeven |
| Written by: | Joe Eszterhas |
| Produced by: | William S. Beasley [1] Louis D'Esposito [2] Mario Kassar [3] Alan Marshall |
| Music by: | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography: | Jan de Bont |
| Edited by: | Frank J. Urioste |
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| Distributed by: | Carolco Pictures |
| Released: | March 20th, 1992 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 127 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $49,000,000 [4][5] |
| Gross: | $117,727,000 (US) [4][5] $352,700,000 (Worldwide)[4][5] |
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Basic Instinct is an American feature film of the thriller and mystery genres. It has gained no small degree of popularity and controversy over its depiction of bisexuality, narcissism and the fact that the main character flashes her undercarriage in what has since become one of the most infamous film scenes of all time. Basic Instinct was directed by Paul Verhoeven with a screenplay written by Joe Eszterhas. It was produced by Carolco Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on March 20th, 1992.
Basic Instinct stars Michael Douglas as homicide detective Nick Curran, Sharon Stone as crime novelist and murder suspect Catherine Trammell, Leilani Sarelle as Caterine's butch lesbian lover, Roxy, and Jeanne Tripplehorn as Doctor Beth Garner.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Douglas | Detective Nick Curran |
| Sharon Stone | Catherine Tramell |
| George Dzundza | Gus |
| Jeanne Tripplehorn | Doctor Beth Garner |
| Denis Arndt | Lieutenant Walker |
| Leilani Sarelle | Roxy |
| Bruce A. Young | Andrews |
| Chelcie Ross | Captain Talcott |
| Dorothy Malone | Hazel Dobkins |
| Wayne Knight | John Correli |
| Daniel von Bargen | Lieutenant Nilsen |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | Doctor Lamott |
| Benjamin Mouton | Harrigan |
| Jack McGee | Sheriff |
| Bill Cable | Johnny Boz |
| Stephen Rowe | Internal Affairs investigator |
| Mitch Pileggi | Internal Affairs investigator |
| Mary Pat Gleason | Juvenile officer |
| Freda Foh Shen | Berkeley register |
| William Duff-Griffin | Doctor Myron |
| James Rebhorn | Doctor McElwaine |
| David Wells | Polygraph examiner |
| Bradford English | Campus policeman |
| Mary Ann Rodgers | Nurse |
| Adilah Barnes | Nurse |
| Irene Olga Lopez | Maid |
| Juanita Jennigns | Receptionist |
| Craig C. Lewis | Bartender, police bar |
| Michael David Lally | Detective |
| Peter Appel | Detective |
| Michael Halton | Bartender, Country Western bar |
| Keith McDaniel | Featured dancer |
| Eric Poppick | Coroner's guy |
| Ron Cacas | Policeman |
| Kayle Blake | Roxy's friend |
| Ken Liebenson | Doo Wah Riders |
| Lindy Rasmusson | Doo Wah Riders |
| Byron Berline | Doo Wah Riders |
| Eddie Dunbar | Doo Wah Riders |
| Todd McKibbin | Doo Wah Riders |
| Julie Bond | Hand puppet model |
| Patricia Anne Isgate | Classmate |
| Dave LaBrucherie | Driver |
| Anne Lockhart | Disco patron |
| Andy Rolfes | Police officer |
| Bob Sallese | Internal Affairs detective |
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Notes[]
- Basic Instinct (1992) redirects to this page.
- Production on Basic Instinct began on April 5th, 1991. Principal photography concluded on September 10th, 1991. [4] The movie was shot on location in San Francisco, California. [6]
- Despite its popularity and status in film history, Basic Instinct only has a 54% Rotten rating at film aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes. The rating is based on an historic total of fifty-nine online reviews, 32 of which approved of the film and 27 of which disapproved. [7]
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External Links[]
- Basic Instinct at AMG
- Basic Instinct at IMDB
- Basic Instinct at Wikipedia
- Basic Instinct at Metacritic
- Basic Instinct at Themoviedb.org
- Basic Instinct at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ↑ William S. Beasley is credited as an associate producer on this film.
- ↑ Louis D'Esposito is credited as an associate producer on this film.
- ↑ Mario Kassar is credited as an executive producer on this film.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 IMDB; Basic Instinct (1992); Box office & business
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Box Office Mojo; Basic Instinct (1992)
- ↑ IMDB; Basic Instinct (1992); Filming locations
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes; Basic Instinct (1992); Average rating for this film is 5.9 out of 10.
Keywords[]
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