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Basic Instinct
“A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.”
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.
Release / first air1992-03-20
Original languageEN
GenresThriller, Mystery
DirectorPaul Verhoeven
WriterJoe Eszterhas
Budget$49,000,000
Revenue$352,927,224
ProductionCarolco Pictures, Le Studio Canal+
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Michael DouglasDetective Nick Curran
Sharon StoneCatherine Tramell
George DzundzaGus
Jeanne TripplehornDr. Beth Garner
Denis ArndtLieutenant Walker
Leilani SarelleRoxy
Bruce A. YoungAndrews
Chelcie RossCaptain Talcott
Dorothy MaloneHazel Dobkins
Wayne KnightJohn CorreliPart of the Collection
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