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Basic Instinct (1992)

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User Rating: 6.8/10 (41,516 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Paul Verhoeven
Writer (WGA):
Joe Eszterhas (written by)
Release Date:
20 March 1992 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger. more
Plot:
A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(81 articles)
Mystery Man Who Fell Sues Stone (From WENN. 13 August 2008, 6:26 PM, PDT)
Stone Threatened With Suit By Chinese Earthquake Victims (From WENN. 30 July 2008, 9:05 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
a thriller with an interesting twist on the old detective vs. a suspect who happens to be an irresistible babe as well as a hard as nails dame. more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Basic Instinct (France)
Ice Cold Desire (Singapore: English title) (censored version)
Love Hurts (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and sensuality, and for drug use and language.
Runtime:
127 min | USA:128 min (unrated version)
Country:
USA | France
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR | LC-Concept Digital Sound (France)
Certification:
Singapore:R21 (re-rating) (2007) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2001) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Brazil:18 | Singapore:PG (video rating) (heavily cut) | India:A | Finland:K-16 (video rating) (cut) (1992) | Finland:K-18 (theatrical rating) (1992) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) (also director's cut) | USA:R (certificate #31380) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Hungary:18 | Singapore:R(A) (cut) (1992) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Belgium:KNT | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (also director's cut) | Chile:18 | France:-12 (re-rating) | France:-16 (original rating) | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Mexico:C | Iceland:16
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Company:
Canal+ more

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Trivia:
According to director Paul Verhoeven, the woman in the opening scene was Sharon Stone and not a body double. more
Goofs:
Cap on tabasco sauce bottle while Nick and Gus are in diner. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Gus: Who was this fucking guy?
Nick: Rock and Roll, Gus. Johnny Boz?
Gus: Never heard of him.
Nick: Before your time, cowboy. Hey, Ronny! Where they hiding?
Ronny: Upstairs to the right.
Nick: Mid Sixties he had five or six hits. Got a club down in Fillmore now.
Gus: Not now, he don't.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Tripping the Rift: Miss Galaxy 5000 (#1.3)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Rave The Rhythm more

FAQ

So who was the killer after all?
I think I saw Sharon Stone's vagina. Am I seeing things?
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24 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
a thriller with an interesting twist on the old detective vs. a suspect who happens to be an irresistible babe as well as a hard as nails dame., 26 December 2004
10/10
Author: christopher90045 from United States

I gave this film a 10 in part because 12 years after seeing it for the first -- and only -- time, it still evokes a spontaneous "wow, it was great" whenever I think of it. The screenplay was truly excellent in its genre, leaving you guessing and revising your guess throughout the film. It should also be commended for daring to portray an "uber"- homosexual with no apology to either conservative homophobes or the zealously politically correct.

Douglas merits praise for this performance, which was so good that I was able to put my intense dislike of him for personal reasons aside and worry about the safety of the character he portrayed in the film.

As for Sharon Stone, it only takes one performance like the one in this film to make an indelible mark. Superb. I had no idea who Sharon Stone was when I went to see this film and I left the theater as mesmerized by her screen presence as I had been by Faye Dunaway's in Bonnie and Clyde and Kristin Scott Thomas in Brideshead Revisited. The caliber of her breakthrough in this film matches that of Russell Crowe in L.A. Confidential and Angelina Jolie in Girl Interrupted.

In much the same way as Glenn Close set the standard for a certain character type in Fatal Attraction, Stone established the standard for another character type against which all subsequent interpretations should be measured. If it were only to see how beautiful Stone is in this film it would be well worth the rental. She leaves as unforgettably stylish and seductive an impression as Rita Hayworth's Gilda did in a role that might be thought of as the anti-Gilda.

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