Michael Douglas
Det. Nick Curran, SFPD Homicide
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Basic Instinct is a 1992 neo-noir [3] erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Wayne Knight, the film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Douglas) as he investigates the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star.
- $352.9 million
- Jerry Goldsmith
- $49 million
Basic Instinct: Directed by Paul Verhoeven. With Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn. A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.
- Paul Verhoeven
- 1 min
Basic Instinct is a provocative thriller that explores the dark side of desire and obsession. Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas star as a crime novelist and a homicide detective who are drawn into ...
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- Paul Verhoeven
- R
- Michael Douglas
Mar 20, 2022 · “Basic Instinct” is a leftover from an era when filmmakers, even working with big budgets, could take big risks. It makes this slick, provocative dirty movie something its creators could have ...
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Mar 20, 1992 · Basic Instinct. In their protests against Paul Verhoeven's “Basic Instinct,” gay activists have been giving away the ending of the movie. With some thrillers, that would be a damaging blow. But the ending of “Basic Instinct” is so arbitrary that it hardly matters. This is not a movie where the outcome depends upon the personality or ...
Synopsis. When rock star Johnny Boz is viciously stabbed to death with an ice pick during sex by a mysterious blonde woman, homicide detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is sent to investigate. The only suspect is Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a crime novelist who was the last person to be seen with Boz on the night he died.
