Basic Instinct (1992)

Basic Instinct (1992, USA) C-128m. SCOPE *** D: Paul Verhoeven. Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Daniel von Bargen, James Rebhorn. Fine erotic thriller with Douglas a frustrated cop on the search for an ice-pick killer and his involvement with prime suspect Stone, who's the prototypical femme fatale. Director Verhoeven creates a maelstrom of sex and violence and keeps the viewer involved at all times. This Hitchcockian thriller was written by Joe Eszterhas. Enticing score by Jerry Goldsmith. Photographed by Jan De Bont.


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