Basic Instinct (1992)

03/20/1992 (US) • 2h 8m

Thriller, Mystery

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

Michael Douglas

Detective Nick Curran

Sharon Stone

Catherine Tramell

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Dr. Beth Garner

Denis Arndt

Lieutenant Walker

Chelcie Ross

Captain Talcott

Dorothy Malone

Hazel Dobkins


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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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