What is Basic Instinct?
{{italictitle}} '''''Basic Instinct''''' is a 1992 [[United States|American]] [[erotic thriller]]. The movie was directed by [[Paul Verhoeven]] and stars [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Sharon Stone]]. Douglas plays a [[San Francisco]] [[police]] [[detective]] who investigates the [[murder]] of a rich [[rock music|rock]] star. During this investigation he gets personally involved with the [[prime suspect]], Catherine Tramell (played by Stone), having an [[affair]] with her. The movie generated a lot of [[controversy]] due to its strong and graphic [[violence]] and violent sex scenes. It was strongly opposed by [[gay rights]] activists for its portrayal of a [[bisexuality|bisexual]] woman as a narcissistic [[psychopathy|psychopath]]. The movie was given mixed [[review]]s, but it took in millions at the box office. It was originally under a rating of [[NC-17 rating|NC-17]]. It was later edited down for an [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#R|R rating]] before release. It was followed by a [[sequel]], ''[[Basic Instinct 2]]''. == Other websites == *{{imdb title|0103772}} {{movie-stub}} [[Category:1992 crime thriller movies]] [[Category:1990s erotic movies]] [[Category:1992 LGBT movies]] [[Category:1990s mystery movies]] [[Category:1990s serial killer movies]] [[Category:American crime thriller movies]] [[Category:American erotic movies]] [[Category:American LGBT movies]] [[Category:American mystery movies]] [[Category:American serial killer movies]] [[Category:British crime thriller movies]] [[Category:British LGBT movies]] [[Category:French thriller movies]] [[Category:French LGBT movies]] [[Category:Antisocial personality disorder in fiction]] [[Category:1990s English-language movies]] [[Category:BDSM in movies]] [[Category:Film noir]] [[Category:LGBT crime movies]] [[Category:LGBT erotic movies]] [[Category:LGBT thriller movies]] [[Category:Movies about writers]] [[Category:Movies set in San Francisco]] [[Category:Narcissism in fiction]] [[Category:NC-17 rated movies]] [[Category:Movies dir