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Basic Instinct

( Catalog Number PILH1002 )
(2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (MUSE)

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Basic Instinct
1992 - 128 min. - Color
Genre: Crime
Rated R
Country: Japan

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
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.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
This cold, stylish erotic-thriller grossed over $100 million at the box-office despite vigorous protests at its depiction of gays and women. The shocking opening sequence features a graphic sexual encounter involving a rock-star bound with a white Hermes scarf by an unidentified blond woman. Despite the fact that the scene ends with a bloody icepick murder (horrifyingly realized by makeup artist Rob Bottin), Hermes scarves quickly sold out at stores nationwide. This seeming paradox is at the heart of the film's appeal, as it mixes perverse sexuality and erotic bloodshed in a manner common to European thrillers (director Paul Verhoeven had done it himself in 1979's marvelous De Vierde Man) but mostly taboo in America. The plot concerns Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a successful bisexual mystery writer who may also be a ruthless murderer. Everyone close to Catherine dies, and troubled policeman Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) must find out why. In the process, Nick becomes sexually involved with both Catherine and police psychiatrist Beth Gardner (Jeanne Tripplehorn), while the bodies begin piling up and Catherine turns the cat-and-mouse game around on Nick. Verhoeven and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas --- who was paid $3 million for the script --- keep the tension ratcheted up throughout, even during the frequent sex scenes, which carry a violent edge reminiscent of the Italian thrillers of Dario Argento. The film's most notorious scene, a police interrogation in which Catherine makes drooling idiots out of her captors by revealing that she is not wearing underwear, became a cultural touchstone and was widely imitated and parodied. Sharon Stone, meanwhile, was embarrassed to the point that she claimed Verhoeven had aimed lights on strategic locations without her knowledge. George Dzundza and Dorothy Malone co-star, and an unrated video director's cut contains 42 seconds of additional footage. --- Robert Firsching

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 mor

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Cast for Basic Instinct

Michael Douglas - Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone - Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza - Gus
Jeanne Tripplehorn - Dr. Beth Gardner
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
David Wells - Polygraph Examiner
Eric Poppick - Coroner's Guy
Mitch Pileggi - Internal Affairs Investigator
Byron Berline - Doo Wah Rider
Stephen Rowe - Internal Affairs Investigator
James Rebhorn - Dr. McElwaine
Adilah Barnes - Nurse
Peter Appel - Detective
Bill Cable - Johnny Boz
Bradford English - Campus Policeman
Howard Feuer
Freda Foh Shen - Berkeley Registrar
Julie Bond - Hand Puppet Model
William Duff-Griffin - Dr. Myron
Jack McGee - Sheriff
Irene Olga Lopez - Maid
Keith McDaniel - Featured Dancer
Mary Pat Gleason - Juvenile Officer
Michael Halton - Bartender at County Western Bar
Michael David Lally - Detective
Juanita Jennings - Receptionist

Crew for Basic Instinct

Paul Verhoeven - Director
Alan Marshall - Producer
Joe Eszterhas - Screenwriter
Gary L. Goldman - Screenwriter
Jan de Bont - Cinematographer
Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score)
Frank J. Urioste - Editor
Terence Marsh - Production Designer
Mark Billerman - Art Director
William S. Beasley - Associate Producer
Louis D'Esposito - Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Mario Kassar - Executive Producer
Anne Kuljian - Set Designer
Ellen Mirojnick - Costume Designer
David Forrest - Makeup
Howard Feuer - Casting
Rob Bottin - Makeup Special Effects
David Lowery - Storyboard Artist
Charlie Picerni - Stunts Coordinator

Awards for Basic Instinct

Best Editing (nom) Frank J. Urioste 1992 Academy
Best Score (nom) Jerry Goldsmith 1992 Academy
Best Actress (Drama) (nom) Sharon Stone 1993 Golden Globe
Best Original Score (nom) Jerry Goldsmith 1993 Golden Globe
Best Actress (win) 1993 MTV Movie Awards
Most Desirable Female (win) 1993 MTV Movie Awards

Feature Details

Title: Basic Instinct
Feature Release Date: 1992
Genre: Crime
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 128 Minutes
Chapters: 34
Picture: Hi-Vision 16:9
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Catalog Number: PILH1002
UPC: 4988102217310
Manufacturer: Pioneer Japan
Publisher: Carolco Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: Japan
Video Format: MUSE

Model: PILH1002
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza & Jeanne Tripplehorn in...

Basic Instinct

( Catalog Number PILH1002 )
(2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (MUSE)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

Basic Instinct
1992 - 128 min. - Color
Genre: Crime
Rated R
Country: Japan

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
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.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
This cold, stylish erotic-thriller grossed over $100 million at the box-office despite vigorous protests at its depiction of gays and women. The shocking opening sequence features a graphic sexual encounter involving a rock-star bound with a white Hermes scarf by an unidentified blond woman. Despite the fact that the scene ends with a bloody icepick murder (horrifyingly realized by makeup artist Rob Bottin), Hermes scarves quickly sold out at stores nationwide. This seeming paradox is at the heart of the film's appeal, as it mixes perverse sexuality and erotic bloodshed in a manner common to European thrillers (director Paul Verhoeven had done it himself in 1979's marvelous De Vierde Man) but mostly taboo in America. The plot concerns Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a successful bisexual mystery writer who may also be a ruthless murderer. Everyone close to Catherine dies, and troubled policeman Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) must find out why. In the process, Nick becomes sexually involved with both Catherine and police psychiatrist Beth Gardner (Jeanne Tripplehorn), while the bodies begin piling up and Catherine turns the cat-and-mouse game around on Nick. Verhoeven and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas --- who was paid $3 million for the script --- keep the tension ratcheted up throughout, even during the frequent sex scenes, which carry a violent edge reminiscent of the Italian thrillers of Dario Argento. The film's most notorious scene, a police interrogation in which Catherine makes drooling idiots out of her captors by revealing that she is not wearing underwear, became a cultural touchstone and was widely imitated and parodied. Sharon Stone, meanwhile, was embarrassed to the point that she claimed Verhoeven had aimed lights on strategic locations without her knowledge. George Dzundza and Dorothy Malone co-star, and an unrated video director's cut contains 42 seconds of additional footage. --- Robert Firsching

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 mor

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Cast for Basic Instinct

Michael Douglas - Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone - Catherine Tramell
George Dzundza - Gus
Jeanne Tripplehorn - Dr. Beth Gardner
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
David Wells - Polygraph Examiner
Eric Poppick - Coroner's Guy
Mitch Pileggi - Internal Affairs Investigator
Byron Berline - Doo Wah Rider
Stephen Rowe - Internal Affairs Investigator
James Rebhorn - Dr. McElwaine
Adilah Barnes - Nurse
Peter Appel - Detective
Bill Cable - Johnny Boz
Bradford English - Campus Policeman
Howard Feuer
Freda Foh Shen - Berkeley Registrar
Julie Bond - Hand Puppet Model
William Duff-Griffin - Dr. Myron
Jack McGee - Sheriff
Irene Olga Lopez - Maid
Keith McDaniel - Featured Dancer
Mary Pat Gleason - Juvenile Officer
Michael Halton - Bartender at County Western Bar
Michael David Lally - Detective
Juanita Jennings - Receptionist

Crew for Basic Instinct

Paul Verhoeven - Director
Alan Marshall - Producer
Joe Eszterhas - Screenwriter
Gary L. Goldman - Screenwriter
Jan de Bont - Cinematographer
Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score)
Frank J. Urioste - Editor
Terence Marsh - Production Designer
Mark Billerman - Art Director
William S. Beasley - Associate Producer
Louis D'Esposito - Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Mario Kassar - Executive Producer
Anne Kuljian - Set Designer
Ellen Mirojnick - Costume Designer
David Forrest - Makeup
Howard Feuer - Casting
Rob Bottin - Makeup Special Effects
David Lowery - Storyboard Artist
Charlie Picerni - Stunts Coordinator

Awards for Basic Instinct

Best Editing (nom) Frank J. Urioste 1992 Academy
Best Score (nom) Jerry Goldsmith 1992 Academy
Best Actress (Drama) (nom) Sharon Stone 1993 Golden Globe
Best Original Score (nom) Jerry Goldsmith 1993 Golden Globe
Best Actress (win) 1993 MTV Movie Awards
Most Desirable Female (win) 1993 MTV Movie Awards

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