Basic Instinct (1992)
03/20/1992 (US) • 2h 8m
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Detective Nick Curran
Catherine Tramell
Dr. Beth Garner
Lieutenant Walker
Roxy
Andrews
Captain Talcott
Hazel Dobkins
Part of the Basic Instinct Collection
Includes Basic Instinct, Basic Instinct 2
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$49,000,000.00
Revenue
$352,927,224.00
Keywords
dying and death
california
jealousy
sexual obsession
police
san francisco, california
sadism
psychopath
detective
eroticism
bisexuality
suspicion of murder
lover
striptease
celebrity
femme fatale
sociopath
dead
neo-noir
erotic thriller
manipulative woman
book writing
killed during sex
american giallo
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