Basic Instinct
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
6.9(4,450) 1992-03-20 128 minThrillerMystery
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.
DirectorPaul Verhoeven
ScreenplayJoe Eszterhas
ProducerAlan Marshall
Original Music ComposerJerry Goldsmith
Cast & characters
Michael Douglas
as Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone
as Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza
as Gus
Jeanne Tripplehorn
as Dr. Beth Garner
Denis Arndt
as Lieutenant Walker
Leilani Sarelle
as Roxy
Bruce A. Young
as Andrews
Chelcie Ross
as Captain Talcott
Dorothy Malone
as Hazel Dobkins
Wayne Knight
as John Correli
Daniel von Bargen
as Lieutenant Nilsen
Stephen Tobolowsky
as Dr. Lamott
Benjamin Mouton
as Harrigan
Jack McGee
as Sheriff
Bill Cable
as Johnny Boz
Stephen Rowe
as Internal Affairs Investigator
Mitch Pileggi
as Internal Affairs Investigator
Mary Pat Gleason
as Juvenile Officer
Freda Foh Shen
as Berkeley Registrar
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William Duff-Griffin
as Dr. Myron
James Rebhorn
as Dr. McElwaine
David Wells
as Polygraph Examiner
Bradford English
as Campus Policeman
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Mary Ann Rodgers
as Nurse
