
Basic Instinct (1992)
6.9|20 Mar, 1992|128 min
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
6.9|20 Mar, 1992|128 min
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Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
Language
Budget$49,000,000
Revenue $352,927,224
English
Budget$49,000,000
Revenue $352,927,224
Keywords
dying and death
california
jealousy
sexual obsession
police
san francisco, california
sadism
psychopath
detective
eroticism
bisexuality
suspicion of murder
lover
striptease
celebrity
femme fatale
sociopath
dead
neo-noir
erotic thriller
manipulative woman
book writing
killed during sex
american giallo
Casts

Michael Douglas
Detective Nick Curran

Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell

George Dzundza
Gus

Jeanne Tripplehorn
Dr. Beth Garner

Denis Arndt
Lieutenant Walker

Leilani Sarelle
Roxy

Bruce A. Young
Andrews

Chelcie Ross
Captain Talcott

Dorothy Malone
Hazel Dobkins

Wayne Knight
John Correli

Daniel von Bargen
Lieutenant Nilsen

Stephen Tobolowsky
Dr. Lamott

Benjamin Mouton
Harrigan

Jack McGee
Sheriff

Bill Cable
Johnny Boz

Stephen Rowe
Internal Affairs Investigator

Mitch Pileggi
Internal Affairs Investigator

Mary Pat Gleason
Juvenile Officer

Freda Foh Shen
Berkeley Registrar
William Duff-Griffin
Dr. Myron

James Rebhorn
Dr. McElwaine

David Wells
Polygraph Examiner

Bradford English
Campus Policeman
Mary Ann Rodgers
Nurse

Adilah Barnes
Nurse

Irene Olga López
Maid

Juanita Jennings
Receptionist
Craig C. Lewis
Bartender | Police Bar

Michael David Lally
Detective

Peter Appel
Detective
Michael Halton
Bartender | Country Western Bar
Keith McDaniel
Featured Dancer

Eric Poppick
Coroner's Guy
Ron Cacas
Policeman

Kayla Blake
Roxy's Friend
Ken Liebenson
Doo Wah Riders
Lindy Rasmusson
Doo Wah Riders
Byron Berline
Doo Wah Riders
Eddie Dunbar
Doo Wah Riders
Tom McKibbin
Doo Wah Riders
Julie Bond
Hand Puppet Model
Christa Connor
Disco Patron (uncredited)

Anne Lockhart
Disco Patron (uncredited)
Patricia Anne Isgate-Hayward
Classmate (uncredited)
Dave LaBrucherie
Driver (uncredited)

Pui Fan Lee
Mrs. Rollins (uncredited)
Andy Rolfes
Police Officer (uncredited)
Bob Sallese
Internal Affairs Detective (uncredited

Theodore Carl Soderberg
Disco Bartender (uncredited)
Damon Stout
Disco Patron (uncredited)
Crews
Mark Billerman
Art Direction
William Cruse
Art Direction

Terence Marsh
Production Design
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
M. James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator

Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Dean Beville
Sound Editor
Frank J. Urioste
Editor

Paul Verhoeven
Director

Joe Eszterhas
Screenplay

Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design

Alan Marshall
Producer

Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer

Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
Seth Arnett
Stunts

John Frazier
Special Effects
Howard Feuer
Casting
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
David Lowery
Production Illustrator
Janet Brady
Stunt Double

Michael Runyard
Stunt Double

Marian Green
Stunts
Trudy Ramirez
Script Supervisor
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts

Donna Evans
Stunt Double

Charlie Picerni
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Epper
Stunts

Manny Perry
Stunts
William S. Beasley
Associate Producer

Louis D'Esposito
Associate Producer
William S. Beasley
Unit Production Manager
Richard W. Clot
Construction Coordinator

Louis D'Esposito
First Assistant Director
Gregory Lynch Jr.
Carpenter
Audrey L. Anzures
Hairstylist
Roy Barnes
Assistant Art Director
Michael R. Sloan
Post Production Supervisor
David Forrest
Makeup Artist
B.J. Fredrickson
Scenic Artist
Randy L. Childs
Propmaker
Steve Adcock
First Assistant Camera
Chris Chichotka
Construction Foreman
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master

Ron Bartlett
Sound Effects Editor
David A. Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Carlos Delarios
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Frazier
Special Effects Coordinator
Fred Runner
Sound Recordist
Craig T. Shordon
Painter
Dean Beville
Foley Editor
Stephen Myles Berger
Set Designer
Norman B. Schwartz
ADR Supervisor
Gary E. Roloff
Leadman
Jennifer Clinard
Standby Painter
Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant
Kim Marks
Camera Operator

Stephen Hunter Flick
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Dave Childers
Key Grip
E. Christopher Reed
Rigging Gaffer
Al Magliochetti
Visual Effects
Benny McNulty
Best Boy Electric
Leslie J. Kovacs
Gaffer
Don Estes
Grip
J. Michael Davis
Set Dressing Artist
Miles Anderson
Electrician
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Douglas Kunin
Editorial Production Assistant
Ellen Lent
Location Manager
Harry Shannon
Music Supervisor
Larry McConkey
Steadicam Operator
Homer Albin
Driver
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Paul Threlkeld
Rigging Grip
Jim Baldwin
Location Scout

Perry Montague Mason
Musician

Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Michael Dennison
Costume Supervisor
Candace Wells
Transportation Captain
Aslihan Coker
Casting Associate
Derek Brechin
First Assistant Editor
Daniel B. Briggs
Transportation Co-Captain
Lauren Beth Strogoff
Publicist
Randy Burke
Transportation Coordinator
Jim Davidson
Production Accountant
John Pospisil
Special Sound Effects

Ron Roggé
Stand In
Robin Allen
Set Production Assistant
Mike Kaufman
Projection
Mauriece Jacks Jr.
Cableman
Frank Cunha
Craft Service
Christopher Desmond
Set Medic
Allen Burry
Public Relations
Christine A. Johnston
Production Coordinator
James Marett
Driver
Gary F. Kieldrup
Assistant Property Master
Harold Selig
Special Effects Assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Jeffrey Greeley
Second Assistant Camera
Michael Viglietta
Second Second Assistant Director
Nicole Boxer
Production Assistant
Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor
Doug Kent
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Recordist
Joseph Graham
Dolly Grip
Tim August
Assistant Production Coordinator

Mario Kassar
Presenter
Scott Beatty
Location Assistant
Robin Glenn
Music Coordinator
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Aerial Coordinator
Bill Landrum
Choreographer
Greg Orloff
Foley Mixer
Stephen Hessel
Art Department Assistant
Jakki Fink
Casting Assistant
Jonathan Bobbitt
Swing

Scott A. Hecker
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Robert J. Babin
Best Boy Grip

Sandy Berumen
Stunt Double
M. James Arnett
Second Unit Director
Jeff Ledbetter
Assistant Accountant
Mariann H.W. Lee
Extras Casting
Bruce Y. Kuroyama
Special Effects Technician
Catherine Marie McDonald
Key Set Production Assistant
Craig Dietrich
Production Secretary
Jeffrey Roth
Thanks
Tracey Wilson
Storyboard Artist
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