Basic Instinct
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10TMDB(4.6K votes)
Overview
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.
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (1993)
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Box office
Grossed $353M worldwide, about 7.2 times its $49M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in San Francisco
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Setting
Set in San Francisco
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Sequels
Followed by Basic Instinct 2
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Collection
Part of Basic Instinct Collection
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Music
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jan de Bont
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Joe EszterhasScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 20, 1992
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $49M
- Revenue
- $352.9M
- Countries
- United States of America, France
- Collection
- Basic Instinct Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Michael DouglasDetective Nick Curran
Sharon StoneCatherine Tramell
George DzundzaGus
Jeanne TripplehornDr. Beth Garner
Denis ArndtLieutenant Walker
Leilani SarelleRoxy
Bruce A. YoungAndrews
Chelcie RossCaptain Talcott
Dorothy MaloneHazel Dobkins
Wayne KnightJohn Correli
Daniel von BargenLieutenant Nilsen
Stephen TobolowskyDr. Lamott
Benjamin MoutonHarrigan
Jack McGeeSheriff
Bill CableJohnny Boz
Stephen RoweInternal Affairs Investigator
Mitch PileggiInternal Affairs Investigator
Mary Pat GleasonJuvenile Officer
Freda Foh ShenBerkeley Registrar- William Duff-GriffinDr. Myron
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