Basic Instinct [Ultimate Edition - Unrated Director's Cut]

Director: Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven

Overview

In this taut, suspenseful erotic thriller, down-and-out San Francisco detective Nick Curran is searching for a killer. The search leads him to the beautiful Catherine Tramell, who becomes his chief suspect. Nick becomes her new lover and this leads him down a deadly road filled with many perilous twists.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/14/2006
UPC:	0012236188483
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	NR
Source:	LIONS GATE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:08:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;Unrated remastered feature; Sharon Stone DVD introduction; A Conversation With Sharon Stone; Commentary with director Paul Verhoeven and director of photography Jan De Bont; Blonde Poison: The Making of Basic Instinct; Screen tests; Cleaning Up Basic Instinct; Storyboard comparisons; English, Spanish and French subtitles; 16x9 widescreen version; 5.1 Dolby Digital audio; 2.0 Dolby Digital audio; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Douglas	Nick Curran
Sharon Stone	Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza	Gus
Dorothy Malone	Hazel
Jeanne Tripplehorn	Dr. Garner
Denis Arndt	Walker
Leilani Sarelle	Roxy
Bruce A. Young	Andrews
Chelcie Ross	Captain Talcott
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
Juanita Jennings	Receptionist
Craig C. Lewis	Bartender at Police Bar
Michael David Lally	Detective,l'inspecteur
Peter Appel	Detective
Michael Halton	Bartender at County Western Bar
Keith A. McDaniel	Featured Dancer,le danseur
Eric Poppick	Coroner's Guy
Kayla Blake	Roxy's Friend
Ron Cacas	Policeman
Ken Liebenson	Doo Wah Riders Band Member
Lindy Rasmusson	Doo Wah Riders Band Member
Byron Berline	Doo Wah Riders Band Member
Eddie Dunbar	Doo Wah Riders Band Member
Tod McKibbin	Doo Wah Riders Band Member
Julie Bond	Hand Puppet Model
Irene Olga López	la femme de ménage
Howard Feuer	Actor
Jerry Goldsmith	Composer
Sharon Kane	Catherine Tramell
Paul Johansson	Actor

Technical Credits

Joe Eszterhas

Gary Goldman

Paul Verhoeven	Director
Joe Eszterhas	Screenwriter
Mario Kassar	Executive Producer,Producer
Alan Marshall	Producer
Henry Alvarez	Special Effects
David A. Arnold	Sound Effects
Ron Bartlett	Sound Effects
Dean Beville	Sound Effects
M. James Arnett	Stunts
Howard Feuer	Casting
Gary Goldman	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Yes, Sharon Stone uncrosses her legs and shows the world. . .well, metaphors aren't really appropriate here. If you don't know about the 1990s' most scandalous single second of film, then you probably might want to watch Basic Instinct just to stay up on your cultural knowledge. The film is indeed scandalous: It's hard to argue that it doesn't toe the line on soft-porn, and it's easy to see why the film sat so uneasily with many lesbian- and gay-rights supporters. What's more, Basic Instinct's mix of graphic sex with violence raised the ire of the few film and social critics who hadn't already weighed in on the matter. Assuming a morally neutral stance on the controversy, however, this is a darn good thriller. Director Paul Verhoeven and writer Joe Esterhas, the team who would later give birth to the monstrous Showgirls, demonstrate many of the skills they displayed in their more acclaimed films. And it would be unfair to remember Stone's career-making performance as merely minutes of flesh. It's hard to imagine anyone who could play her calculating, stark, and stunning character better. In a thematic sense, she fulfills the oft-paraphrased, debatably sexist notion that men may control the world, but a capable woman can control any man. The ending is a bit of a cheat, and may leave the viewer feeling manipulated. However, a thriller's job is to engross its viewers with an engaging mystery, and in this respect, Basic Instinct is very successful. Assuming you're not easily shocked, you will most certainly enjoy it -- and depending on what you're, um, looking for, keep in mind that the unrated version has even more scandalous shots.