Basic Instinct
“A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.”
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Screenplay
Joe Eszterhas
6 wins · 23 nominations
When a rock star is found brutally stabbed, the trail leads to Catherine Tramell, a brilliant, coolly seductive novelist whose latest book describes the murder in eerie detail. The detective assigned to the case is drawn into a dangerous game of desire and manipulation with his prime suspect, unable to tell whether he is the hunter or the prey. Paul Verhoeven crafts a sleek, provocative erotic thriller that scandalized audiences and made Sharon Stone a star, wrapping its noir mystery in ice-cold glamour and an ending that refuses to release its grip.
Release
Mar 20, 1992
Budget
$49M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$353M
Cast
Michael Douglas
Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza
Gus
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Dr. 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
Dr. 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 Registrar
James Rebhorn
Dr. McElwaine
David Wells
Polygraph Examiner
Bradford English
Campus Policeman
Adilah Barnes
Nurse
Juanita Jennings
Receptionist
Michael David Lally
Detective
Reviews
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