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Basic Instinct (1992)

Michael Douglas , Sharon Stone , Paul Verhoeven  |  R |  DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (241 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt
  • Directors: Paul Verhoeven
  • Writers: Joe Eszterhas
  • Producers: Alan Marshall, Louis D'Esposito, Mario Kassar, William S. Beasley
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Special Edition, NTSC
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Lions Gate
  • DVD Release Date: December 16, 2003
  • Run Time: 127 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (241 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000JCFPE
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,441 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Basic Instinct" on IMDb

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The take-no-prisoners sex thriller from 1992 now stands as a milestone in the career of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, but in the hands of director Paul Verhoeven Basic Instinct is an undeniably stylish and provocative study of obsession. In the role that made her a star (and showed the audience a little more skin than she intended), Sharon Stone plays the cleverly manipulative novelist Catherine Tramell who snares San Francisco detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) with her insatiable sexual appetite during the investigation of her boyfriend's murder. Tramell is the prime suspect, but the plot twists and turns until Curran is trapped in a dangerous cycle of dead ends and unsolved murders, never sure if Tramell is committing the crimes or if it is some other, unknown suspect. With a plot that keeps viewers guessing, Basic Instinct is the work of a director who is clearly in his element. --Jeff Shannon

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Michael Douglas stars as Nick Curran a tough but vulnerable detective. Sharon Stone costars as Catherine Tramell a cold calculating and beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite. Catherine becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered - a crime she had described in her latest novel. Obsessed with cracking the case Nick descends into San Francisco's forbidden underground where suspicions mount bodies fall and he finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival.Special Features*:16.9 Newly remastered Widescreen5.1 Newly remastered English Dolby Surround2.0 English Dolby Digital Audio"Blonde Poison" - Documentary on the making of the film"Cleaning up Basic Instinct" - A montage comparing the TV version to the theatrical versionCommentary with feminist critic Camille PagliaPhoto GalleryDigitally MasteredStoryboard ComparisonsTheatrical TrailerInteractive MenusScene AccessProduction NotesCast and Crew InformationEnglish French and Spanish subtitlesSystem Requirements:Starring: Micael Douglas Sharon Stone George Dzundza and Jeanne Tripplehorn Directed By: Paul Verhoeven Running Length: 127 minutes color This film is presented in "Widescreen" formatFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: R UPC: 012236124726 Manufacturer No: 12472

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A whole bunch of people say 'This is a really great movie." Larry Scantlebury  |  20 reviewers made a similar statement
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146 of 153 people found the following review helpful
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Basic Instinct is certainly a film that has not only aged well with time, it makes you wish they could still make a sexy erotic thriller this good today. With so much political correctness going on these days, a film like Basic Instinct would never be made quite the same way, had it been made today. Attacked while it was being filmed for it's quote "negative depictions of the Gay community" as well as a so called "date rape" scene, the film became controversial practically the day it became green lit.

Sharon Stone became an overnight sensation portraying the rich, seductive & powerful Catherine Tramell, a role that seemed tailor made for the actress. But in fact director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Starship Troopers) had to fight hard to prove to both Carolco Pictures and actor Michael Douglas that she was in fact the only person suited for the role. Having worked with Stone on his last picture, Total Recall (1990), Verhoeven knew that Stone had something special to give to the part and he finally got that message through to all those mentioned. I'd go so far to say that with the exception of her Oscar nominated performance in Martin Scorsese's Casino, Catherine Tramell is still Sharon Stone's best performance.

So what's the big deal between the R-rated & Unrated versions of Basic Instinct? Basically a little more violence and a little more sex. There's more stabs with the ice pick in the Unrated version (about 3 or 4), more shots of the victim actually being stabbed (courtesy of a man made puppet designed by Rob Bottin) and that's about it for the violence. The added sex has mainly to do with the first encounter between Michael Douglas's Nick Curran, and Sharon Stone's Catherine Tramell....

I personally love how much the movie feels like an Alfred Hitchcock film. The dress Sharon wheres for the interrogation scene is very similar to the one Kim Novak wore in Vertigo. There are many references to Vertigo in the film, as well as The Birds, North By Northwest, Rear Window and a few others. This adds a lot of class to the picture that only enhances its creativeness. It may be a long time before another picture comes close to matching it.

Basic Instinct..destined to become a classic!

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59 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my top favorites of all time July 29, 2004
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Basic Instinct is a guilty pleasure. I love this film, and have had the Unrated Director's Cut on VHS for many years. I bought the so-called Collector's Edition (included the ice pick pen) a while back and returned it because it missed quite a bit of footage. Recently, I tried again---and this time it was ice pick bingo! (Who needs the pen, anyway?) The Unrated Director's Cut is listed on Amazon as an unrated special edition (Special Edition - Unrated) which "contains scenes the director was forced to cut." There is no image available. You can identify the DVD as Artisan's release, ASIN B00005N919. Make no mistake, THIS IS THE VERSION TO BUY. I also highly recommend the soundtrack on compact disc. Jerry Goldsmith's music is haunting, and one of the best scores ever composed for film.
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125 of 141 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood's most 'basic instinct' = CASH GRAB. March 14, 2006
Format:DVD
I will dispense with the standard plot synopsis and, for the most part, a review of this movie. 14 years later, most of us looking at a special edition "Basic Instinct" DVD already like it enough to at least show interest in possibly buying this. My question was, is it worth it to replace my old "Basic Instinct" DVD with a new one?

By my count this is the 4th DVD transfer of this film (there was a bare-bones DVD of the theatrical release, then a special edition with extras, then the unrated directors cut special edition with the same extras (that one had the dumb "ice pick box," but was eventually, and is now, available in a standard box whose cover art looks just like all the other releases (including the original VHS release): All white box, torso-and-up shot of Stone and Douglas whith her clawing his back), and now this one that still retains that same image of the stars, but now it is inside the lettering of the title).

I mention this for two reasons.

The first may not matter much to amazon and other on-line shoppers, but here's what happened to me while walking around Best Buy today: I already owned the "bare-bones" version (I picked it up for 5 bucks brand new at least 5 years ago, so this has never been a movie one needed to drop a lot on to own), but I wanted the unrated director's cut I saw advertised in the Best Buy weekend circular. I picked it up off the shelf and saw there was the older '02 special edition release right next to it for $5.99. I was not crazy about spending $15 (not that that is a terrible price, mind you) on a movie I already owned so I decided to go with the '02 version (I'll get to the comparison between the two in a moment - that is reason #2).
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars No edits and Camille Paglia! This is the oNE! August 13, 2003
Format:DVD
Forget the rated version of BASIC INSTINCT. It's white-washed and missing graphic scenes of sex and violence that make the movie what it is. Sharon Stone plays the devil ... yes, Paul Verhoven admits that she is the the devil incarnate as a blonde ice-pick weilding bisexual psychotic who tempts and outsmarts every single person in the cast! Priceless here in DVD land is Camille Paglia's radical feminist take on the movie. She's fast and funny describing BASIC INSTINCT as a movie where women take back their sexual power! Come inside and check out the steamiest erotic thriller ever! Political correctness means it could never be made today. Trashy, yes! But also very well done and stylish. Sharon Stone became a star, and Michael Douglas never quite recovered. See why!
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5.0 out of 5 stars This movie still rocks
A classic Michael Douglas movie.This is the Sharon Stone movie.Great acting from everyone in it.I remember when it came out I wanted to see it just to see what all the... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Miss D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Basic Instinct
WOW = unrated Triple X in my opinion. I would think if this movie was shown in theaters as it is on this divd, unrated director cut, it would have been raided. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Virginia D'Angelo
5.0 out of 5 stars Basic Instinct Review
We checked this one out at our local public library and like it so much we decided to buy it. The story is good and Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas acting is very good. Read more
Published 13 days ago by TAB
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
love this movie!! Best seduction ever...Sharon Stone's best performance. Love love love and cannot do without this one...definitely one you can watch over and over.
Published 14 days ago by Diana Valle
5.0 out of 5 stars SHARON STONE WAS MAGIC
i think both Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas were in top shape and very convincing in their parts. Read more
Published 1 month ago by marco boffano
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharon!!!
How could you not like this movie?? Micheal Douglas and Sharon Stone are a great team is this!! Not only because of the nudity or sex, this is a very entertaining movie!
Published 2 months ago by Randy Phelps
1.0 out of 5 stars If You're Interested in Men Driving Recklessly and Being Stabbed With...
On the other hand, if you're looking for erotica, you will be disappointed. There are hundreds of websites on the internet that have erotic films and pictures for whatever types of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Zarathustra
4.0 out of 5 stars Movie is good, but I coldn't see anything special in the director's...
Both the regular and the direcor's cut are quite raw. I expected even more from a "director's cut." Sems like only a marketing ploy.
Published 2 months ago by Bert F. Green
4.0 out of 5 stars Remember when...
I remember when I first saw this. I was about seventeen and the hype surrounding a singular scene had me anticipating a film that was about as trashy and baseless as they come. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andrew Ellington
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Modern Film Noir
Good flick but it suffers from a weak screenplay in the end, basically the entire premise is ridiculous. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Fred
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