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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Digital Stereo, Documentary, Commentary, Storyboard, Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Production Notes, English, Spanish, French Subtitled
San Francisco detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is investigating the murder of a once-celebrated rock star, and he's made a few unsettling discoveries: a bloody ice pick...a white scarf tied to a bedpost...and evidence of an otherwise romantic evening. As Nick digs into the case, he becomes entangled in a deadly affair involving three intriguing women, each with an unexpected motive for the crime. Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) is a fast-living, sexually-adventurous novelist whose fictional murders have a strange way of coming true. Roxy (Leilani Sarelle) is Catherine's street-wise, provocative girlfriend. Dr. Beth Garner (Jeanne Tripplehorn) is a police psychologist counseling Nick. Nick thrives on the chase, and some say he likes it too much: a history of "accidental" killings in the line of duty, in addition to heavy drinking, have earned him the nickname "Shooter." On this chase, however, Nick is in disturbingly unfamiliar territory, and the evidence seems only to obscure the truth. Seduced by Catherine, Nick finds himself drawn into a maze of mind games, love, excess and murder where he finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival.
"This is one of those movies everything you heard about is true." Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
"In-your-face sex thriller... Audacious, erotic and larger-than-life..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"A darkly phobic lust story..." Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Editor's Note
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). Catherine's 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. Nick's psychiatrist (Jeanne Tripplehorn), and cop partner (George Dzundza) are both worried about him, and Catherine's 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 postmodern noir with Joe Eszterhas's script coming off like Mamet by way of Penthouse. Stone and Douglas exhibit fine chemistry (and most of their bodies), and there's 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.
Plot Summary
While investigating a mysterious death, San Francisco cop Nick Curran finds himself in a deadly triangle with three beautiful but dangerous women. One of these women, Catherine Trammel, a murder mystery writer who seduces prototypes for her characters, is high on the list of suspects--and her next story is about a cop who falls for the wrong woman.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Cast & Crew Info | | Production Notes | | Storyboard Comparisons | | "Cleaning Up Basic Instinct" Montage Comparing The TV Version To The Theatrical Version | | Commentary With Feminist Critic Camille Paglia | | Photo Gallery | | Remastered Audio & Anamorphic Video | | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround, 2.0 Dolby Digital Audio | | "Blonde Poison" Making-of Documentary | | Special "Ice Case Packaging" That Includes A Collectible Ice Pick Pen With Red Ink | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 2/1/2005 |
| Running Time: 127 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1992 | | Catalog ID: 12472 | | UPC: 00012236124726 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1993) | | | Frank J. Urioste, Nominee, Best Film Editing | | | Jerry Goldsmith, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | |
Cannes Film Festival (1992) | | | Jerry Goldsmith, Nominee, Golden Palm | |
Golden Globe (1993) | | | Sharon Stone, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture-Drama | | | Jerry Goldsmith, Nominee, Best Original Motion Picture Score | |
MTV Award (1993) |  | Sharon Stone, Winner, Best Female Performance | | Sharon Stone, Winner, Most Desirable Female | | | Michael Douglas, Nominee, Best Male Performance |
| Memorable Quotes| "Were you ever engaged in any sadomasochistic activity?"----John Correli (Wayne Knight) to Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) during interrogation|"Exactly what did you have in mind, Mr. Correli?"----Catherine | | "There's no smoking in this building, Ms. Tramell."----Correli|"What're you going do? Charge me with smoking?"----Catherine |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...One charged-up erotic thriller - gory, lurid, brutally funny..." 04/16/1992 p.89-90New York Times
"...[A] red-hot, dangerously modern romance [that] will never be accused of not knowing how to get an audience's attention....[Stone is] chilling..." 03/20/1992 p.C8 Entertainment Weekly
"...Visually, it's edgy and impressive..." 03/20/1992 p.50-2 |
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