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Basic Instinct
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
7.0(4,567)19922h 8m
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.
- Director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Created by
- Mario Kassar
- Writers
- Joe Eszterhas
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Cast
Michael Douglas
Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza
Gus
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Dr. Beth Garner
Denis Arndt
Lieutenant Walker
Leilani Sarelle
Roxy
Bruce A. Young
Andrews
Chelcie Ross
Captain Talcott
Dorothy Malone
Hazel Dobkins
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
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Crew
Directing
- Paul VerhoevenDirector
- Trudy RamirezScript Supervisor
- Louis D'EspositoFirst Assistant Director
- M. James ArnettSecond Unit Director
- Michael VigliettaSecond Second Assistant Director
- Eric JewettAssistant Director
Writing
- Joe EszterhasScreenplay
Production
- Alan MarshallProducer
- Howard FeuerCasting
- Mario KassarExecutive Producer
- William S. BeasleyAssociate Producer
- Louis D'EspositoAssociate Producer
- William S. BeasleyUnit Production Manager
- Aslihan CokerCasting Associate
- Ellen LentLocation Manager
- Lauren Beth StrogoffPublicist
- Jim DavidsonProduction Accountant
- Christine A. JohnstonProduction Coordinator
- Jeff LedbetterAssistant Accountant
Camera
- Jan de BontDirector of Photography
- Dave ChildersKey Grip
- Kim MarksCamera Operator
- Steve AdcockFirst Assistant Camera
- Don EstesGrip
- Ralph Nelson Jr.Still Photographer
- Larry McConkeySteadicam Operator
- Jeffrey GreeleySecond Assistant Camera
- Robert J. BabinBest Boy Grip
- Joseph GrahamDolly Grip
Editing
- Frank J. UriosteEditor
- Derek BrechinFirst Assistant Editor
- Bob PutynkowskiColor Timer
- Douglas KuninEditorial Production Assistant
Sound
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Dean BevilleSound Editor
- Dean BevilleFoley Editor
- Fred RunnerSound Recordist
- Carlos DelariosSound Re-Recording Mixer
- David A. ArnoldDialogue Editor
- Stephen Hunter FlickSupervising Sound Effects Editor
- Ron BartlettSound Effects Editor
- Douglas GreenfieldDolby Consultant
- Norman B. SchwartzADR Supervisor
- Harry ShannonMusic Supervisor
- Kenneth HallMusic Editor
Art
- Mark BillermanArt Direction
- Terence MarshProduction Design
- Anne KuljianSet Decoration
- William CruseArt Direction
- David LoweryProduction Illustrator
- Richard W. ClotConstruction Coordinator
- Stephen Myles BergerSet Designer
- Craig T. ShordonPainter
- Roy BarnesAssistant Art Director
- Chris ChichotkaConstruction Foreman
- Jennifer ClinardStandby Painter
- Gary E. RoloffLeadman
Costume & Make-Up
- Ellen MirojnickCostume Design
- Rob BottinMakeup Effects Designer
- Audrey L. AnzuresHairstylist
- David ForrestMakeup Artist
- J. Michael DavisSet Dressing Artist
- Michael DennisonCostume Supervisor
Visual Effects
- Al MagliochettiVisual Effects
Crew
- John FrazierSpecial Effects
- M. James ArnettStunt Coordinator
- Seth ArnettStunts
- Janet BradyStunt Double
- Michael RunyardStunt Double
- Marian GreenStunts
- Tommy J. HuffStunts
- Donna EvansStunt Double
- Charlie PicerniStunt Coordinator
- Gary EpperStunts
- Manny PerryStunts
- John FrazierSpecial Effects Coordinator
Lighting
- Leslie J. KovacsGaffer
- E. Christopher ReedRigging Gaffer
- Benny McNultyBest Boy Electric
- Miles AndersonElectrician
- Paul ThrelkeldRigging Grip