Basic Instinct (HD-DVD)

Dennis Arndt, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Michael Douglas (Pres/Narr), Leilani Sarelle, George Dzundza and Sharon Stone

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This steamy thriller to end all steamy thrillers stars Michael Douglas as Nick a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case--manipulative sexually uninhibited novelist Catherine Trammell (Sharon Stone). Catherines 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 described in her current work about a boozy cop in love with a killer. Nicks psychiatrist (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and cop partner (George Dzundza) are both worried about him and Catherines jealous lesbian lover (Leilani Sarelle) may be trying to kill him but Nick is just too turned on to care. Director Paul Verhoeven shows an admirable lack of restraint in this ludicrously enjoyable thriller a sort of post-modern noir with Joe Eszterhass script coming off like Mamet by way of Penthouse. Stone and Douglas exhibit fine chemistry (and most of their bodies) and theres some lovely Bay Area scenery courtesy of cinematographer Jan de Bont (who went on to direct films such as SPEED and TWISTER). Wayne Knight (Newman from SEINFELD) and Mitch Pileggi (Skinner from THE X-FILES) are precinct heads who question Catherine in the infamous leg-crossing scene.

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Technical Details

Region 2
Sound: Dolby Digital
Running Time: 128 minutes
Production Year: 1992
Main Language: English

Genre: HD DVD - Thriller

Certificate: 18 Suitable for 18 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 18, by placing an order for this product you are declaring that you are 18 years or over.

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven

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