Basic Instinct
1992
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
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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.
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- Director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Written by
- Joe Eszterhas
- Produced by
- Alan Marshall
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Cinematographer
- Jan de Bont
- Editor
- Frank J. Urioste
- Makeup FX
- Rob Bottin
- Studios
- Le Studio Canal+, Carolco Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Production countries
- United States, France
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.9/10 (4,521 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 56% Rotten
- Metacritic
- 43/100
- IMDb
- 7.1/10 (247,758 votes)
Awards
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Original Score(1993)
- NominatedSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1993)
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
Crew
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Score
Jerry Goldsmith
Basic Instinct (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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