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Basic Instinct (Director's Cut)(2 disc)

 

  Directed by Paul Verhoeven

US 1992 / Thriller / Erotic / Psychological / 128 min / Color / Dolby 5.1 / 2.35:1 Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC /  In English  with Optional English, French, Spanish and Thai Subtitles

Dorothy Malone, Leilani Sarelle, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Bruce A. Young, Michael Douglas, Chelcie Ross, Dennis Arndt, Wayne Knight, George Dzundza

An ice pick stained with blood. A silk scarf tied to a bed post. A fading rock star brutally slain. The clues and the victim, but where is the killer? For Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), a cop on the edge whose best friend is the bottle, what begins as just another murder hunt quickly turns into something much more sinister. Prime suspect is Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a rich and dangerously seductive novelist whose bizarre, fictional killings have a nasty habit of coming true.


Curran's basic instinct tells him to keep his distance but he's drawn to the irresistably sexy Catherine. The closer he gets, the more she manipulates him until finally the detective finds himself hopelessly out of control in a maze of mind games, passion and murder. One of the landmark Hollywood movies of the 1990s, Paul Verhoeven's slick and sexy thriller is here presented in a double disc DVD set.

 
       

Bonus Features:

Disc 1

16:9 newly remastered widescreen feature
5.1 newly remastered English Dolby Surround
2.0 English Dolby Digital audio
Commentary with feminist critic Camille Paglia
Audio commentary with director Paul Verhoeven and director of photography Jan De Bont

Disc 2
"Cleaning Up Basic Instinct" - a montage comparing the TV version to the theatrical version
"Blonde Poison" - documentary on the making of the film
Photo gallery
Storyboard comparisons
Theatrical trailer
Production notes
Cast and crew information
Scene access
Production notes
Cast and crew information