Basic instinct / Mario Kassar present a Carolco/Le Studio Canal+ production, a Paul Verhoeven film ; produced by Alan Marshall ; written by Joe Eszterhas ; directed by Paul Verhoeven.

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Nick Curran is a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case. She is manipulative, sexually uninhibited novelist Catherine Tramell. Catherine's latest book features a murder uncannily similar to the one Nick is investigating and as the pair enga...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Basic instinct (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Carolco Pictures Inc
Studio Canal+
Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Other Authors: Kassar, Mario
Marshall, Alan, 1938-
Eszterhas, Joe
Verhoeven, Paul, 1938-
Douglas, Michael, 1944-
Stone, Sharon, 1958-
Dzundza, George
Tripplehorn, Jeanne, 1963-
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2007]
Edition:Unrated director's cut.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Detectives > California > San Francisco > Drama.
Women novelists, American > California > San Francisco > Drama.
Serial murderers > California > San Francisco > Drama.
Serial murder investigation > California > San Francisco > Drama.
San Francisco (Calif.) > Drama.
Policía > California > San Francisco > Teatro.
Autores estadounidenses > California > San Francisco > Teatro.
Detectives.
Serial murder investigation.
Serial murderers.
Women novelists, American.
California > San Francisco.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Police films.
Fiction films.
Thriller > Feature.
Police > Feature.
Crime > Feature.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Police films.
Fiction films.
Thriller
Police
Crime
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
Nick Curran is a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case. She is manipulative, sexually uninhibited novelist Catherine Tramell. 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 are exactly as described in her current work about a boozy cop in love with a killer. Nick's psychiatrist and his police partner are both worried about him. Added to the mix is Catherine's jealous lesbian lover who just may be trying to kill him - but Nick is so turned on to care.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992.
Special features: "Blonde poison" documentary on the making of the film; audio commentary with director Paul Verhoeven and director of photography Jan De Bont; audio commentary with feminist critic and noted author Camille Paglia; "Cleaning up Basic instinct" a montage comparing the TV version to the theatrical version; storyboard comparisons; theatrical trailer; original screen tests.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CQ8 D0081091 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
Unrated.
Credits:Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; editor, Frank J. Urioste ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; costume designer, Ellen Mirojnick ; production designer, Terence Marsh.
System Details:DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; DTS HD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital EX 5.1 surround.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn.