Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. Starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, the film follows detective Nick Curran as he investigates the murder of a wealthy rock star in San Francisco. He begins an intense relationship with Catherine Tramell, an enigmatic writer and the prime suspect.
Plot
In San Francisco, a blonde woman ties retired rock star Johnny Boz to a bed with a silk scarf during sex, then stabs him to death with an ice pick. SFPD Detective Nick Curran and his partner, Gus Moran, investigate the murder. The prime suspect is Boz's girlfriend, crime novelist Catherine Tramell, whose latest novel mirrors the details of the killing.
Cast
- Anne Lockhart
- Benjamin Mouton
- Bruce A. Young
- Chelcie Ross
- Daniel von Bargen
- David Wells
- Denis Arndt
- Dorothy Malone
- Freda Foh Shen
- George Dzundza
- Jack McGee
- James Rebhorn
- Jeanne Tripplehorn
- Leilani Sarelle
- Mary Pat Gleason
- Michael Douglas
- Mitch Pileggi
- Peter Appel
- Sharon Stone
- Stephen Tobolowsky
- Wayne Knight
More details
| author | Joe Eszterhas |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Paul Verhoeven |
| editor | Frank J. Urioste |
| genre | crime mystery thriller |
| keywords | catherine tramell claim college roommate crime novelist discover drug abuse fall ice pick internal affairs kill multiple murder murder obsess police psychologist prime suspect question recovering alcoholic retire rock star san francisco police department sfpd smoke stabbed to death taunt unsolved |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score |
| producer | Alan Marshall Mario Kassar |
| productionCompany | Carolco Pictures Le Studio Canal+ |
| publisher | Guild Film Distribution TriStar Pictures UGC Distribution |
| recordedAt | San Francisco |
| theme | erotic thriller feminist mystery thriller neo-noir psychological thriller rape serial killer sexuality |