| Edition |
Unrated director's cut ; [Blu-ray version]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; DTS HD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital EX 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Blu-ray Disc. |
| System Details |
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; editor, Frank J. Urioste ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; costume designer, Ellen Mirojnick ; production designer, Terence Marsh. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. |
| Audience |
Unrated. |
| Summary |
Nick Curran is a boozy San Francisco police detective who finds himself drawn to the prime suspect in a murder case. She is manipulative, sexually uninhibited novelist Catherine Tramell. 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 are exactly as described in her current work about a boozy cop in love with a killer. Nick's psychiatrist and his police partner are both worried about him. Added to the mix is Catherine's jealous lesbian lover who just may be trying to kill him - but Nick is so turned on to care. |
| Note |
Special features: "Blonde poison" documentary on the making of the film; audio commentary with director Paul Verhoeven and director of photography Jan De Bont; audio commentary with feminist critic and noted author Camille Paglia; "Cleaning up Basic instinct" a montage comparing the TV version to the theatrical version; storyboard comparisons; theatrical trailer; original screen tests. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Detective and mystery plays -- California -- San Francisco.
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Women novelists, American -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
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Serial murderers -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
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Serial murder investigation -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
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San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama.
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Serial killer investigation -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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| Added Author |
Kassar, Mario.
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Marshall, Alan, 1938-
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Eszterhas, Joe.
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Verhoeven, Paul, 1938-
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Douglas, Michael, 1944-
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Stone, Sharon, 1958-
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Dzundza, George.
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Tripplehorn, Jeanne, 1963-
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Carolco Pictures Inc.
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Studio Canal+.
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Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
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| Standard No. |
012236191599 80 |
| Music No. |
19159 Lionsgate |
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