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Basic Instinct

DVD Widescreen Unrated Ultimate More Info Unrated Ultimate Edition Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 012236188483 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital 2.0, English subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	In stock and ready to ship	$9.99
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Skinopsis

This ultra-chic, sexually explicit thriller follows Michael Douglas as a burned-out cop who falls in "lust" with the prime suspect in a series of brutal icepick murders, lasciviously played by Sharon Stone. Graphic sex, lesbianism and of course the infamous thigh-parting beaver shot!

3 Reasons To buy this film

The beaver shot heard seen round the world.
Dirty, dirty sex.
Don't forget about the boob-baring hate sex between Michael Douglas and Jeanne Tripplehorn.

Review

When it opened at movie theatres, this ultra-chic, sexually explicit thriller was surrounded by controversy. Picketed in several cities, the film raised a red flag for gays, lesbians and feminists with its shockingly "retro" stereotypes of man-hating lesbians with a "basic instinct" for murder. Basically an adolescent sex fantasy disguised as a murder mystery, the film follows Douglas as a burned-out cop who inadvisedly falls in "lust" with the prime suspect in a series of brutal icepick murders, lasciviously portrayed by Stone. Verhoeven, as always, directs with a sense of style and atmosphere which elevates it above the average action/thriller, but at the heart of the film is Joe Eszterhas' multi-million dollar screenplay which, while particularly hateful of women, is misanthropic on the whole. Worthy of controversy? Perhaps, but basically this is just another thriller which really doesn't cover any new ground.

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $9.99 (Unrated Ultimate Edition)

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Running Time: 128 minutes
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012236188483

Studio : Artisan, Lions Gate Films

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 2.0 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Digitally remastered
Audio commentary: Director Paul Verhoeven & Director of Photography Jan de Bont
Interview(s): A Conversation with Sharon Stone
Unrated Director's Cut Version; DVD Introduction by Sharon Stone; Screen Tests; Cleaning Up Basic Instinct Montage; Storyboard Comparisons
Featurette: "A Blonde Poison: the Making of Basic Instinct"

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Blu-ray : $26.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Running Time: 128 minutes
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012236191599

Studio : Artisan, Lions Gate Films

Languages: English DTS-HD 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Digitally mastered: 1080P high definition
Featurette: "Blonde Poison": The Making of Basic Instinct; "Cleaning Up Basic Instinct" A Montage Comparing the TV Version to the Theatrical Versio
Audio commentary: with Director Paul Verhoeven and Director of Photography Jan De Bont
Audio commentary: with Feminist Critiic and Noted Author Camille Paglia
Photo gallery: Storyboard comparisons
Bonus footage: Original screen tests

Keywords

Action/Adventure, Celebrity Skin, Drama, Erotic Thriller/Mystery, Female Nudity, Lesbian/Girl-Girl, Mystery/Suspense, Sexual Obsession

Genres

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Customer Reviews

A Stone's Throw

duane wrote on 08/18/2011:

"Basic Instinct" was, quite simply, the sexiest, most visually exciting film of the 1990s (with "Boomerang" and "Getting Played" in a tie for being a very close second). Yes, Michael Douglas turned in a gritty and stylish performance as investigating police detective Nick "Shooter" Curran. Yes, Joe Eszterhas's screenplay was sizzling-hot, giving the actors plenty of opportunity to be likewise. But look at what else there was. There was Jeanne Tripplehorn's fiery and incisive work as Douglas's psychiatrist/hate-sex partner; that intensely sexy and intensely thrilling hate-sex scene between Douglas and Tripplehorn; and, finally--drum-roll here--Sharon Stone. Whether freely exhibiting her cooter during that now-legendary police-interrogation scene or getting it on with Douglas (which, yaay, happened much more than once) or just strutting around showing her considerable stuff, La Stone certainly, definitely proved that she was more than ready for stardom. She didn't just turn up the heat, she almost burned the whole damn place down. When he received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his career, Douglas facetiously thanked Stone for providing so many good times in bed (during the shooting of "Basic Instinct"). To take just one look at said flick is to make one wish that one were in his place during the aforementioned times--and to make one want to seriously thank her afterward.