Basic Instinct

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Basic Instinct is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film, directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, renowned for its provocative content and iconic interrogation scene.


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instanceOf erotic thriller film
film
neo-noir film
artDirector Terence Marsh
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide over 350000000 USD
cinematographyBy Jan de Bont
controversy depiction of violence
graphic sexual content
portrayal of bisexual and lesbian characters
costumeDesigner Ellen Mirojnick NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
director Paul Verhoeven
distributedBy TriStar Pictures
editedBy Frank J. Urioste
editor Frank J. Urioste
filmingLocation Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California
followedBy Basic Instinct 2
genre crime thriller
erotic thriller
neo-noir
initialRatingIssue threat of NC-17 rating before cuts
mainCharacter Catherine Tramell
Nick Curran
mpaaRating R
musicBy Jerry Goldsmith
narrativeFocus police investigation of a brutal murder
notableScene interrogation scene featuring Sharon Stone
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy Catherine Tramell – Sharon Stone
Nick Curran – Michael Douglas
producer Alan Marshall
Alan Marshall (film producer)
productionCompany Carolco Pictures
ratingBoard Motion Picture Association of America
releaseDate 1992-03-20
releaseYear 1992
runtimeMinutes 127
screenplayRecord one of the highest-priced spec scripts of its time
screenplaySoldFor 3000000 USD
screenwriter Joe Eszterhas
sequelReleaseYear 2006
setIn San Francisco
starring Dorothy Malone
George Dzundza
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Leilani Sarelle
Michael Douglas
Sharon Stone
Wayne Knight
title Basic Instinct

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ciara
Jerry Goldsmith ("Basic Instinct (1992 film score)")
Michael Douglas
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Basic Instinct
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