murder of Johnny Boz
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The murder of Johnny Boz is the pivotal homicide case in the neo-noir thriller "Basic Instinct" that draws detective Nick Curran into a dangerous psychological and sexual cat-and-mouse game.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional homicide case
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narrative catalyst ⓘ plot event ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | neo-noir thriller ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Basic Instinct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkType | erotic thriller ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| directorOfWork | Paul Verhoeven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesPlotArc |
Nick Curran and Catherine Tramell relationship
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police suspicion of Catherine Tramell ⓘ |
| firstAppearsAtBeginningOfFilm | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| influencesCharacterArc |
Catherine Tramell's enigmatic image
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Nick Curran's moral decline ⓘ |
| investigatedByCharacter | Nick Curran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedByOrganization | San Francisco Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedByPartner | Gus Moran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationInFiction | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling | ice pick stabbing ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
draws Nick Curran into psychological game
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establishes erotic thriller tone ⓘ inciting incident ⓘ introduces Catherine Tramell ⓘ launches homicide investigation ⓘ |
| onScreenDepiction | stylized erotic killing ⓘ |
| policeCaseStatusInNarrative |
centralCaseOfFilm
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unsolvedAtStart ⓘ |
| portrayedInPerformanceByDetectiveActor | Michael Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInPerformanceBySuspectActor | Sharon Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInPerformanceByVictimActor | Bill Cable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySuspect | Catherine Tramell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneContext | sexual encounter ⓘ |
| sceneSetting | Johnny Boz's bedroom ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork | Joe Eszterhas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspectOccupation | crime novelist ⓘ |
| suspectRelationshipToVictim | girlfriend ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
blurred line between sex and violence
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psychological control ⓘ sexual manipulation ⓘ unreliable suspicion ⓘ |
| victim | Johnny Boz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimGender | male ⓘ |
| victimOccupation | rock star ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1992 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Nick Curran