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Format: Laserdisc
Dec 1997
Rated R
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Movie Description
This steamy thriller to end all steamy thrillers stars Michael Douglas as Nick, a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case--manipulative, sexually uninhibited novelist Catherine Trammell (Sharon Stone). Catherine's latest book features a murder uncannily similar to the one Nick is investigating, and as the pair engage in a mating dance of dangerous one-upmanship, more murders occur, all described in her current work, about a boozy cop in love with a killer. Nick's psychiatrist (Jeanne Tripplehorn), and cop partner (George Dzundza) are both worried about him, and Catherine's jealous lesbian lover (Leilani Sarelle) may be trying to kill him, but Nick is just too turned on to care.
Director Paul Verhoeven shows an admirable lack of restraint in this ludicrously enjoyable thriller, a sort of postmodern noir with Joe Eszterhas's script coming off like Mamet by way of Penthouse. Stone and Douglas exhibit fine chemistry (and most of their bodies), and there's some lovely Bay Area scenery courtesy of cinematographer Jan de Bont (who went on to direct films such as SPEED and TWISTER). Wayne Knight (Newman from SEINFELD) and Mitch Pileggi (Skinner from THE X-FILES) are precinct heads who question Catherine in the infamous leg-crossing scene.
Synopsis
While investigating a mysterious death, San Francisco cop Nick Curran finds himself in a deadly triangle with three beautiful but dangerous women. One of these women, Catherine Trammel, a murder mystery writer who seduces prototypes for her characters, is high on the list of suspects--and her next story is about a cop who falls for the wrong woman.
Film Notes
Shot in San Francisco, Carmel and Los Angeles, California, in Panavision and Dolby SR.
Color by Technicolor.
The film contains a number of nude scenes, including a brief, controversial shot of Sharon Stone's exposed vulva (uncrossing her legs during a police interrogation).
An international version ("The Director's Cut") was the Opening Night selection at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Writer Joe Eszterhas reportedly sold his screenplay for $3 million. At the time, it was alleged to be the most money ever spent on a script. Even so, Gary Goldman was rumored to have been hired for a rewrite.
Estimated budget: $40 million.
During the production of the film, the set was picketed by Gay and Lesbian groups. The protestors objected to the movie's violent portrayals of lesbians, which they felt needlessly reinforced negative stereotypes. Their protests failed to halt the production of the film and its eventual mass distribution. A different tactic was employed when "Basic Instinct" was released -- members of the various groups picketed theatres where the film was being shown, and told prospective ticket-buyers who the murderer was. This tactic also proved unsuccessful, and, in light of the film's somewhat ambiguous ending, probably didn't give too much away.
Titles done by Wayne Fitzgerald; Opticals by Peter Kuran, VCE, Inc., and Cinema Research Corporation.
Industry Reviews
"...One charged-up erotic thriller - gory, lurid, brutally funny..."
Rolling Stone - p.89-90 - Peter Travers
"...[A] red-hot, dangerously modern romance [that] will never be accused of not knowing how to get an audience's attention....[Stone is] chilling..."
New York Times - p.C8 - Janet Maslin
"...Visually, it's edgy and impressive..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.50-2 - Owen Gleiberman
Quotations
"Were you ever engaged in any sadomasochistic activity?"--John Correli (Wayne Knight) to Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) during interrogation
"Exactly what did you have in mind, Mr. Correli?"--Catherine
"There's no smoking in this building, Ms. Tramell."--Correli
"What're you going do? Charge me with smoking?"--Catherine
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