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Basic Instinct

Paul Verhoeven
USA-France
Synopsis
Former rock star, Johnny Boz, is brutally murdered while having sex and the case is assigned to detective Nick Curran. During the investigation, Nick meets Catherine Tramell, a novelist who was Boz?s girlfriend when he died. Pretty much convinced of Catherine?s guilt, Nick enters a dangerous mind game with her. But the rising body count and contradictory evidence oblige Nick to question his suspicions.
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Screenplay
Joe Eszterhas
Production
Carolco Pictures / Le Studio Canal+
Photography
Jan De Bont
Edition
Frank J. Urioste
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cast
Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt
Running Time
127 m.
Country
USA-France
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