This when Sharon Stone became huge. She was a producer on Quick And The Dead. She basically called the shots. She invited Russell Crowe after seeing him in Romper Stomper an Australian film 🎥 and basically owes his career in Hollywood to her. She asked to delay filming to get him to Hollywood and cover his travel expenses. Leonardo DiCaprio was not going to be paid by producers or the studio. They didn't believe in him. Sharon Stone paid his salary. So miss Stone is awesome in my book!

Not enough people react to this movie today, thanks for watching. It’s an iconic piece of Hollywood history.

@pedroV2003

6 ай бұрын

Actually this is the first reaction to this movie I've seen.

@LenOliver-yz6os

6 ай бұрын

Yep facts!!!

@petercofrancesco9812

6 ай бұрын

Most reactors are of the cancel culture generation and would frown on this movie. Sharon also has made accusations of how she was mistreated.

@LenOliver-yz6os

6 ай бұрын

@@petercofrancesco9812Facts!!! your so right.

@joeconcepts5552

6 ай бұрын

They probably don’t want to attempt to edit it enough to show on KZread. I wouldn’t want to bother.

This is a vastly underrated movie. The quality of the film itself was overshadowed by the attention received for you-know-what. But when you set that aside, it's a tautly written script with equally crisp direction from Verhoeven - and some world class lighting. The performances and music are perfectly suited to the "modern noir" feel. I recall doing a short term paper in film school regarding how the script is a great example of the three act format. Is it perfect? Of course not. But it's definitely entertaining. The ending is perfection. SPOILER: IMO, Curran knows she's the killer, but doesn't care - that's why she doesn't kill him.

At the time, Sharon Stone was, at best a B movie actress. Michael Douglas was an A lister. Of course he got top billing.

@davejennings9460

6 ай бұрын

It’s a no brainer!

@Argantonis

6 ай бұрын

I think George Dzundza was a bigger star than Sharon Stone at the time.

@Mickey-1994

5 ай бұрын

Also, he was only a few years removed from winning the Oscar for Wallstreet. The guy was on fire at that time.

@kiillabytez

8 күн бұрын

Pretty sure she was on par with Martin Short?

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love when Shanelle covers big movies. This was such a cultural moment and it’s so much fun seeing her take on a movie that was an event at the time.

Hazel Dobkins was played by 1950s Hollywood A-lister Dorothy Malone. Early on, Dorothy was memorable in 1946's The Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart (a movie that KZread reactors have been doing lately). Basic Instinct was her final film.

Great reaction, haven't seen this one for 30 years. It occurs to me how much the style is like Hitchcock by way of DePalma. Sharon Stone was also in a wonderful movie called the Quick and the Dead, directed by Sam Raimi. She was at the height of her star power, and she used that power to cast to relative unknowns, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Russell Crowe. It'd make for a great reaction.

@recyclerhopkins

6 ай бұрын

Shanelle, you should check out The Quick and the Dead (1995) a western in which Sharon Stone plays a female Clint Eastwood character with a lot of great lines, Gene Hackman is also great in this too.

@rexmundi2986

6 ай бұрын

And a bevy of great character actors.

@stevegoldy2196

6 ай бұрын

Yes The Quick and the Dead is so much fun and a movie you would really enjoy Shanelle

@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra

6 ай бұрын

"Hitchcock by way of DePalma" = perfect description! 👍👍

@mcgilj1

6 ай бұрын

​@@recyclerhopkinsand Leo was really good in it as well... He was crazy young in it too..

As a teenager in the 90s I worked at a famous video rental chain, and the VHS copies of Basic Instinct regularly came back damaged because so many people tried pausing at that famous moment

@jmag579

6 ай бұрын

😆 poor inferior VHS tapes. We were barbarians.

@TylerD288

13 күн бұрын

Damaged from pausing? Sounds fake.

In the 90s, for about 8 years, Sharon Stone was a massive star with a string of blockbusters -- Basic Instinct, The Quick and Dead, Casino, Total Recall, Sliver, The Last Action Hero -- but around 2000 her career fell off a cliff and since then she's made terrible B-movies and is largely forgotten for reasons I don't understand.

@pistonburner6448

6 ай бұрын

How dare you forget The Specialist (with Sylvester Stallone and James Woods) which is...weirdly now with fresh eyes almost a masterpiece. Sensual. And slightly dorky. With James Woods bringing great comedic delivery combined with being a formidable, menacing enemy.

@mcgilj1

6 ай бұрын

Two big reasons.. Sphere and Basic Instinct 2... Sphere damaged some careers..i don't think Dustin Hoffman really ever recovered fully and it took Liev Schreiber a bit to recover as well.

@mcgilj1

6 ай бұрын

And The Quick and the Dead is criminally underrated.. Amazing ensemble cast.. Some great directing from Sam Raimi... And it's just a blast to watch even though it sadly did not do well.. But has aged gracefully.

@foljs5858

6 ай бұрын

@@mcgilj1 god Sphere was awful

@mcgilj1

6 ай бұрын

@@foljs5858 yes yes it was.. It damaged Hoffman, Stone, Schreiber, Levinson.. Levinson literally only directed it to get "Wag the Dog" made .. which I'm thankful he took the hit because that's a great film.

A similar sort of movie is Body Heat starring Kathleen Turner and William Hurt. Well worth a watch!

@Escapee5931

6 ай бұрын

... Doesn't look like there's a YT reaction to that movie - you could be first!

@jollyrodgers7272

6 ай бұрын

absolutely concur regarding BODY HEAT, and I suggested it in my comment.

@doughbafett

6 ай бұрын

Which was based heavily on Double Indemnity. That's also worth a watch.

@RichStrickler

6 ай бұрын

Body Heat (1981) is awesome. You will love it.

@keenenbenton9843

6 ай бұрын

Wow I love it I have it on blu ray it’s so underrated I don’t believe anyone has reacted to it

In the late 80’s, early 90’s, Michael Douglas was the definition of an A-lister. You get him in a movie, it’s an instant hit, guaranteed.

@doughbafett

6 ай бұрын

He definitely added gravitas to this production. Same with Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close in a previous Eszterhas-penned flick, Jagged Edge.

@Mickey-1994

5 ай бұрын

I would say like early 80s to early 2000's, he had a great 20 year run.

@Kickinthescience

4 ай бұрын

Michael Douglas be having alot of trouble with women in his movies

Agreed. Sharron Stone. Tremendous acting job. In the middle when Nick reacts violently she gives this scared look that evolves into... joy. Amazing.

The parallel to Vertigo didn't go unnoticed, even with Paul Verhoeven himself. When he read the script and realized the setting was in San Francisco, he knew he'd be filming the movie in the same city as Vertigo. He even leaned into the parallel by having Catherine's hair and dress during the interrogation scene be modeled after one of the outfits Kim Novak wore in Vertigo.

Another great Michael Douglas film set in San Francisco worth checking out is “The Game”, directed by David Fincher.

@joeblankenship377

6 ай бұрын

And "Disclosure". Everybody was out to get Michael Douglas in the 90s.

@TheJamieRamone

6 ай бұрын

It's been brought up. I think she finally added it to her list.

@doughbafett

6 ай бұрын

@@joeblankenship377 That one was set in Seattle, but it's also a good one. Ant-Man is another Michael Douglas flick in San Fran.

Another Michael Douglas classic from around this time was "Falling Down" - I'd love to see you react to that one!

Hello Shanelle, you are one of my favorite reactors. As a police officer we are taught to shoot center mass on a body, not at limbs.

@mr.fancipants6639

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, because cops can’t get sued by a corpse. Gross. This is why we need police reform. Barbers and nail salon techs get more training than cops do.

Great movie, but I like Michael Douglas better in "Disclosure." Based on a Michael Crichton book, co-starting Demi Moore. I'd check it out.

@Deathbird_Mitch

6 ай бұрын

The Game was great too.

6 ай бұрын

_Disclosure_ is one of my favorite Crichton books and the film didn't disappoint.

@davidwilkins5932

6 ай бұрын

My absolute favorite from Michael Douglas is ‘Wonder Boys’ (2000). I think his role as professor Grady Tripp is his career best. The supporting role by Robert Downey Jr is excellent as well. And it doesn’t hurt that the director was Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential).

@amariebloom

6 ай бұрын

I came to say this!

@mcgilj1

6 ай бұрын

​@@davidwilkins5932Tobey Maguire great as well in it...

I was 12 years old when Basic Instinct came out to VHS. That leg crossing scene spoke to me

I recommend watching Black Rain with Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia. It was directed by Ridley Scott and was a lower budget movie. Very underrated movie.

Surprised no one seems to have mentioned it yet, but for those of us who are really old fogeys, Douglas was on an old crime tv show in the '70s called The Streets of San Francisco, and both the first shot introducing Douglas's character rolling up on the scene and the setting and premise itself are intended to evoke that feeling. Also notable *anytime* films and tv are set here in the Bay Area, let alone shot on location up here anywhere, even just for the various establishing shots. Our landmarks, geography, and cityscapes (esp. the hills of SF itself) are distinctive. All this was Back in the Day, before our city and local governments likely made it prohibitively expensive to get permits for filming. (This. The Game. The Birds. Vertigo. Star Trek, where Starfleet Academy and Headquarters are set in SF.)

@paulpeacock1181

6 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Bullit and one of the greatest car chases of all time

So rare to see someone react to this classic! Well done for taking the time to do so!

This was such a fun reaction to an iconic movie. I loved your appreciation for this film and i love and appreciate you!

Basic Instinct released in cinemas in 1992 carried a tag : "it was so hot, it gave viewers a tan"! In the neighborhood in which she resided, Sharon Stone was so hounded by puritanical-minded neighbors, she was forced to change residence. Ms. Stone went through a whirlwind of many different phases and weathered many storms with a roller-coaster of emotions. All said and done, she gave such a fantastic performance, she can never be forgotten.

@shanellericcio I just found your KZread movie watch videos. Binged a bunch of them. Every time you cry, I cry. Your facial movements/reactions are a hoot. Your laugh is infectious. Keep up the delightful work! ❤️

Jerry Goldsmith's score in this is gorgeous

You need to watch 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight with Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson action comedy with a little Christmas theme

@hairlokk8672

6 ай бұрын

oh definetly. Seen so many movies but for some reason that 1 is one of my favourites

You need to remember this movie came out in 92’ so DNA was in its infancy and wasn’t even really heard of by the public back then, it wasn’t really used yet until 93” with O.J. and even then it was so new that when they tried to explain it to jurors it was to complicated that’s way it was never admitted otherwise he would have been charged with the murder.

Paul Verhoeven was a director from Denmark and many fine movies, usually suspenseful or dramatic. His first US film was "Flesh and Blood" with Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh. It is a fantastic film very action oriented and takes place during a war.

@jaapsch2

6 ай бұрын

Verhoeven’s Dutch, not Danish, just like Rutger Hauer.

Recently subbed to the patreon, loving all the content I can go back and watch!

Love when Shanelle goes from lesser-known films to cult blockbuster classics!!! Such a fun-ass time!!!

I saw the movie when it first came out and many times after. I haven't watched it in a very long time but have searched to see if anyone has reacted to it and you are the first one I've seen. Excellent reaction, thanks Shanelle.

Being a "wise" old baby boomer, I have seen practically all the films you review on the big screen when they first came out. Basic Instinct was one of my favorites. Great, insightful commentaries on these films, Shanelle. You're among the best. I haven't checked your whole watch list to see if you've reviewed my favorite films from the 60s that I also saw first on the big screen.

Nice reaction to an underrated movie. I remember reading at the time it came out that Sharon Stone declared she had oxygen on the set because she felt bad during the homicide scenes, which she shot (being or not the killer is not in question, she was the actress on screen anyway). When she used the fake ice pick she panicked and Verhoeven simply couldn't stand there and ask doctors for help with oxygen tanks. Sexy and panicked is a strange mix, she was very good in every scene.

While I do remember DNA starting to be an potential idea, DNA sequencing was still extremely slow, difficult, and fraught with problems until.. I wanna say at least the late '90s if not early 2000s. There was much public discussion about the potential shortcomings of DNA as evidence-planted, contaminated, incomplete (because we wouldn't be able to sequence the entire DNA genome until much later).

@DarkLink606

6 ай бұрын

That's true. The Unabomber actually foresaw forensic DNA would soon be a thing, and planted hair from strangers in some of his bombs. In Basic Instinct, it wouldn't be that useful in solving the murder case anyway: Tremell was in open relationship with the victim, and even if they found DNA samples from her in the hotel room, that wouldn't prove she was in the room at the time of the crime, she would still have plausible deniability.

Sharon Stone claims that she didn't know they were going to film up her skirt. Paul Verhoeven asked her when she came on set to remove her panties. Considering the size of the movie camera which would have been in front of her at the time that she un-crossed and re-crossed her legs, with no knickers on, I find Verhoeven's version of events to be more likely. Surely, if he asked her to remove her underwear prior to the scene, she would have at least asked why? Discussion!

We all know that Basic Instinct had the coolest scene in movie history right there Sharon Stone was hot back then I had a huge childhood crush on her

Awesome! Thank you for doing this for Basic Instinct!

In case you want to know: as Paul Verhoeven is Dutch (like me), the correct pronunciation of his name is "Verhooven". Our OO and OE are flipped when compared to English: you'd say "cool" and we have "koel" - both words sound the same. To my knowledge, "shoe" is the only English word where OE sounds like we do in Dutch.

At the time this came out, no one really knew who Sharon Stone was. She'd been on an Episode of Magnum PI (playing a woman who may or may not be a deranged killer). Michael Douglas was still near the peak of his career, so the billing made sense at the time. I saw this in theaters, and by the time I did, everyone was going pretty much to see "the scene." My memory of it from the theater was that it was too dark to see anything at all. I've seen the movie on TV (movie channel) since then, and I swear it's been edited to make it more visible. The shooting was actually pretty much done right. The problem with shooting someone in the leg is that it might make them fall, but it doesn't stop them from shooting back if they have a gun. She, more than anyone, knew he had no qualms about shooting someone, yet she continued to advance with her hand in her pocket while he pointed the gun at her and told her to stop. She also didn't do anything to try to de-escalate the situation. That's certainly not to say she deserved to be shot, but she was in a better position than just about anyone to know what to do to NOT get shot and she didn't do any of it. Another movie similar to this in many ways is Brian Be Palma's Body Double. It has clear points of inspiration from from several Hitchcock films.

@visiblepixels4632

6 ай бұрын

That's not accurate. Sharon Stone had done a little more than be a TV guest star by 1992. She'd already been in King Solomon's Mines, Above the Law, Total Recall, and starred in 4-5 films in 1991 (including Frankenheimer's Year of the Gun). That said, you're 100% right about the billing (And Body Double).

In my research regarding screenplays, I discovered that the script for Basic Instinct was purchased for 6 million dollars, which was a whopping price tag for that time period.

Hope your having a good day shanelle. If you like Michael Douglas films then you should check out: the game, black rain, falling down, the ghost and the darkness, haywire, don't say a word, wall street, war of the roses, fatal attraction (which you mentioned) and the jewel of the nile (because you've seen romancing the stone). Also you are amazing at what you do and long may you reign the silver screens of KZread 👍🙂

Groundskeeper Willie: *Uncrosses legs* All the cops: *Gasp in horror*

I remember my friend and I snuck into this movie after watching 'Lethal Weapon 3', right at the beginning credits. I was 14 years old, my friend was 13. When that murder scene happened, we both like "holy shit", lol 😄😂🤪

Michael Douglas starred in "Fatal Attraction" (1987) with Glenn Close as well. I still get Fatal Instinct and Basic Attraction mixed up.

@Sal-gh1se

6 ай бұрын

I remember Basic Attraction where the two sort of liked each other.

@shweppy

6 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure there was a HORRIBLE spoof of these movies called Fatal Instinct. I think it starred Emilio Estivez trying to capture the Naked Gun/Hot Shots trend. It was TERRIBLE!!!

@TheJamieRamone

6 ай бұрын

Tell me about it!

Sharon Stone has been very open that no body doubles were used for her.

@markelijio6012

Ай бұрын

Her real life body double was Ashlyn Gere who did a lot on this 1992 controversial film that broke all the rules.

The fade to black was where the movie was supposed to end. If you notice, when it comes back in, it replays the last few seconds of the scene. The icepick under the bed was demanded by the studio to make it more clear. Verhoeven was against it, as enough clues are in the film that show Catherine is the killer. The major one being that the partner dies in the elevator in her draft being printed out.

@nickperkins8477

6 ай бұрын

I’ve always assumed Catherine kills Nick at the end of the movie.

@doughbafett

6 ай бұрын

The fade to black before fading back in was in Eszterhas' screenplay. Maybe Verhoeven didn't like it, but that was always intended to be how the movie ended.

@markelijio6012

3 ай бұрын

Whoa!@@doughbafett

@jamesbok8385

Ай бұрын

@@nickperkins8477 though it's confirmed that he dies in the sequel, it might've been months or so later. That said, would not recommend watching it, it seemed to follow the same fate as the Starship Troopers movies.

Another great reaction, Shanelle.

I have to re-watch this great flick. I didn't remember that Wayne Knight (Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park) and mailman Newman on Seinfeld) was in this. His sweaty, throat gulp reaction to Katherine (Sharon Stone) in the crossing her legs-no undies scene, was perfect, lol.

I saw this movie in the theatre when it came out. I went with My Parents. Hahaha. It wasn't awkward though, as I grew up watching all sorts of things. I loved the thriller/mystery of it all. Sharon kicked ass. I am glad you had fun with it.

@doughbafett

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, my dad bought this blind on laserdisc back in 1992(pan and scan unfortunately) and let me watch it with him when I was 15. I don't think he knew what it was about or what kind of content it had.

@ct6852

6 ай бұрын

I saw 8mm with my parents when I was 13. That was also pretty awkward. That film was f'd up.

@foglight11

6 ай бұрын

@@ct6852That movie is disturbing AF but it’s really good.

@ct6852

6 ай бұрын

@@foglight11 Yeah I wasn't scared so much as just...existentially depressed after. lol. Quite a turn for the director of Batman and Robin. Intro to Joaquin Phoenix though. After Parenthood I guess.

@stang5755

3 ай бұрын

I did myself. Still funny though. Reminds me of my old man talking about how he went his folks - My grandparents - To see The Exorcist first-run. Hell of an experience there, lol.

Excellent camera work and blocking, switching between subjective and objective shots. So great.

"Those are weapons... two of them." Did you not know you have been armed all this time? 🤣

DNA was used in a criminal case for the first time only about 5 years before this movie came out. Given Douglas's partner--who looks no older than 50--remembers the 1955 Hazel Dobkins case, I guess the viewer could handwave away the setting as being shortly before forensic DNA testing, perhaps with the movie being released in 1991-92 but being set back in 1983-84.

@doughbafett

6 ай бұрын

Which is one of the biggest plotholes of this movie. How in the hell does Catherine kill Johnny Boz at the beginning and leave no trace of DNA or any fingerprints?!

Another great femme fatale movie that no one's mentioned is Body Heat.

I laughed at your consternation over where Sharen Stone might be listed in the opening credits. This is the film that made her an A list star. Before this film she was the queen of B list films like Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold. While Douglas had been an A list actor for over a decade in films like The China Syndrome, Romancing The Stone, Fatal Attraction and Wall Street (Greed Is Good). Another actress who made such a leap is Stana Katic. She jumped from B list films like The Librarian to a leading role in the long running TV show Castle. About Michael Douglas' jaw. Look at his father Kirk. Same jawline. Same chin.

This was considered one of the iconic movies from the 90s. Keep them coming

Basic Instinct was spoofed in Hot Shots! 2, Loaded Weapon and Silence of the Hams.

Pro tip ...that dance club sing, was huge in the all night raver clubs, for a long time!

A special release of this film on DVD comes with an ice pick. No joke. I think it's really a pen in the shape of an ice pick.

I forgot how good it is watching films with you

Violent-ish sex. People who know each other well know where the boundaries are and test them.

To be fair with the billing.. Catherine is the main character.. But Douglas had been a name for 20 years at this point. Stone had an Allen Quartermain film for Cannon, a Police Academy film and Total Recall.. Verhoeven was impressed with her enough from Total Recall to get her for this film, and she was fantastic. It put Douglas and Stone both on a whole new level.

I was 15 when this came out. I nearly broke the pause the button on the VCR remote.

DRESSED TO KILL and BODY DOUBLE by BRIAN DePalma are much like BASIC INSTINCT. CARRIE is an obvious hit of his, but when I checked his Director credits, I was surprised how many of my favorite movies he had done. You won't regret at least reacting to those 2 I mentioned.

How is no one mentioning the connection between this movie and the murders depicted in the Netflix series “Don’t f$&k with cats?”

I was about 11 years old when this movie came out, and I remember EVERYONE talking about it. The "leg crossing" scene was just completely unheard of for a mainstream film back then.

Better written stories Body Heat and the Last Seduction with Femme Fatales that are truly worthy. Prima manipulatrixes. Check em out. Stone was excellent in this.

the jaw line and the chin dimple is a Douglas family trait his father kirk Douglas has the same jaw line and chin dimple.

the comment about driving around San Fransisco is coincidentally apropos, since Michael Douglas stared in the television show The Streets of San Francisco

I’m a huge fan of Vertigo as well. There’s are tons and tons of callbacks to Vertigo in Basic Instinct. I’m glad this gem hasn’t been forgotten and new audiences are rediscovering it. 🔪🍿

This was a multiple watch, a habit that _Silence of the Lambs_ gave me. Having been to a conference at Stanford in 1991, with several SF visits, the exterior shots were uncanny,

Side bar driving around LA is the real nightmare. 😂

Michael's jaw he gets from his dad Kirk Douglas - check out The War Wagon (1967) for a fun western with two iconic western stars. You'd also like Michael Douglas and Demi Moore in Disclosure (1994 film)

Great Cast, Great Movie, Great Performances By Everyone In This Movie 👍 & As Always Love Seeing Your Reactions To All These Great Movie's 😊

I saw this the first time on VHS at 10 years old. I showed all my friends and yes, we wore out that tape

I saw this in the theater with my cousin when we were 15. His mom dropped us off. We told here we were going to see "My Cousin Vinny", then we got some dude in line to buy us "Basic Instinct" tickets. Yes, there was a line. We didn't know WTF was going on, but Sharon Stone's lady parts! 31 years later, same. LOL.

Hi Shanelle hope you are having an great and awesome weekend ❤

In that kind of passion/relationship “saying no” doesn’t actually mean no that is why there is such such a things as safe words. It’s all part of the experience and knowing your partner.

Loved your review and comments regarding "Basic Instinct." Yes, this was a star-turn for Sharon Stone!

Thanks. Another great reactions. Love your channel. Hello from Pa USA 🇺🇸 💖 💓 😊 ❤❤.

For another Paul Verhoeven film, you might want to privately view The Fourth Man from 1983, a similar erotic psychological thriller but in the director ‘s native language Dutch. It stars Jeroen Krabbe and Renee Soutendijk. Verhoeven considers this film to be the spiritual prequel to Basic Instinct!

agreed. had to figure out. loved it!

You're the best! Nobody reacts to this movie and it's great. A strong whodunnit, intense non-hero main character, and several phenomenal female characters at a time when Hollywood was awful for female characters in genre movies. Not that it's great now. Loved your reaction and you're absolutely correct that Sharon Stone is a star from the jump. Magnetic!

It was also parody in Deadpool 2 when Deadpool was sitting on the couch and his legs were growing back and were the size of a little kids legs and something else was as well when he did the Sharon Stone leg wave!!!

Here in South Africa we used to have a age restriction 2 to 21. Meaning that nobody under 21 could see certain movies. Back when this came out it was rated 21, and basically all our parents were in the cinema seeing it while we all were alone at home, hahaha. Different times. Now it basically soft core p@rn. This movie is a brilliant thriller. We don't get these anymore

Sharon Stone became a huge star after Basic Instinct and she nailed it and she was always playing bad roles this took her to a different level of Bad. I always liked Sharon Stone and she has done some great movies Casino. Sphere, The Quick & The Dead Basic Instinct 2 Risk Addiction.

Love this movie, loved the commentary - spot on - this movie jump started a bit of a neo noir craze in the 90’s, nothing really matching the quality here. Need to also applaud the score, I remember being obsessed with it when the movie came out, one of the great noir themes, right up there with Chinatown and some of Herrmann’s best work for Hitchcock.

Ive seen it in the 90s but I was way too young to understand anything I think lol. Also, way too young to appreciate Sharon Stone. I should watch it again cause this react was fun.

This was actually parody in two movies in the nineties.One is Loaded Weapon and the other was Fatal Instinct.

This movie was really modern for the time. Even the lighting felt pretty ahead of it's time. And Sharon Stone nailed it obviously. She started her career later than most...and it really worked for her.

VHS 📼 1992. I was in high school. Yep I watched it with my girlfriend. And I remember saying yep Andy you will enjoy this 😁

“I’m so sorry. That was a really chaotic opening.” No worries, Shanelle. It was informative and it matches a very chaotic movie.

Sharon Stone steals every single scene she is in whatever the movie she's got so much confidence and power in her not only her voice but her movements her mannerisms and stature or poise...she owns the room She also has literally the perfect balance of what some would wrongly describe as girl power it's something deeper than that she's a strong woman but without being a femme fatal type or a bch or pretentious and intimidating she's just relaxed in herself it's very unique commands with her presence but not in a negative or demeaning manner.

Very good movie. Btw, I’ve been in front of “Catherine’s” house in SF. It’s impressive.

One of the greatest mind f**ks of a movie that you’ll ever watch. Hands down it’s one of the best thrillers ever made.

Good reason you got "Chinatown" fibes: Film Composer the Great Jerry Goldsmith did both movies plus countless other scores for movies before he pass away leaving us too soon !

Saw it at the cinema back in '92. It's a fun well made Hitchcockian homage. I was already a fan of Sharon from her great turn in the daft but fun 1985 Cannon King Solomon's Mines and its sequel. Obvious even then she was a bonifide movie star and then Basic Instinct was a huge hit and finally kicked her up on to the A list.

The simpsons did it best during the who shot Mr Burns eps. With grounds keeper Willie being interrogated whilst wearing a kilt.

KUDOS for reacting to this - I'm sure you've been clued in regarding that 'shot' Sharon gave the world during that interview, and prior to that, the way she says, "I'll go downtown" is loaded with innuendo. She's just so deadly, and magnetic, it's insane. This and FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) were the two Michael Douglas cautionary tales of that era. If you like this sort of thing, you'll love BODY HEAT (1981), a neo-noir erotic thriller that launched Kathleen Turner's career.

Oh my gosh! It’s Anubis, Neumann, and that guy from Sneakers all in the same movie!

saw this in the late 90s at home with my then girlfriend my Freshman yr in college. It led to quite a few interesting nights.