Basic Instinct

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erotic thriller film film neo-noir film

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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