Basic Instinct

"A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger."

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

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Michael Douglas

Detective Nick Curran

Sharon Stone

Catherine Tramell

George Dzundza

Gus

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Dr. Beth Garner

Denis Arndt

Lieutenant Walker

Leilani Sarelle

Roxy

Bruce A. Young

Andrews

Chelcie Ross

Captain Talcott

Dorothy Malone

Hazel Dobkins

Wayne Knight

John Correli

Daniel von Bargen

Lieutenant Nilsen

Stephen Tobolowsky

Dr. Lamott

Benjamin Mouton

Harrigan

Jack McGee

Sheriff

Bill Cable

Johnny Boz

Stephen Rowe

Internal Affairs Investigator

Mitch Pileggi

Internal Affairs Investigator

Mary Pat Gleason

Juvenile Officer

Freda Foh Shen

Berkeley Registrar

William Duff-Griffin

Dr. Myron

James Rebhorn

Dr. McElwaine

David Wells

Polygraph Examiner

Bradford English

Campus Policeman

Mary Ann Rodgers

Nurse

Adilah Barnes

Nurse

Irene Olga López

Maid

Juanita Jennings

Receptionist

Craig C. Lewis

Bartender | Police Bar

Michael David Lally

Detective

Peter Appel

Detective

Michael Halton

Bartender | Country Western Bar

Keith McDaniel

Featured Dancer

Eric Poppick

Coroner's Guy

Ron Cacas

Policeman

Kayla Blake

Roxy's Friend

Ken Liebenson

Doo Wah Riders

Lindy Rasmusson

Doo Wah Riders

Byron Berline

Doo Wah Riders

Eddie Dunbar

Doo Wah Riders

Tom McKibbin

Doo Wah Riders

Julie Bond

Hand Puppet Model

Anne Lockhart

Disco Patron (uncredited)

Patricia Anne Isgate-Hayward

Classmate (uncredited)

Pui Fan Lee

Mrs. Rollins (uncredited)

Andy Rolfes

Police Officer (uncredited)

Bob Sallese

Internal Affairs Detective (uncredited

Theodore Carl Soderberg

Disco Bartender (uncredited)

Damon Stout

Disco Patron (uncredited)

Crew

Paul Verhoeven

Director

Joe Eszterhas

Screenplay

Alan Marshall

Producer

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Jan de Bont

Director of Photography

Frank J. Urioste

Editor

Howard Feuer

Casting

Terence Marsh

Production Design

Mark Billerman

Art Direction

William Cruse

Art Direction

Anne Kuljian

Set Decoration

Ellen Mirojnick

Costume Design

Dean Beville

Sound Editor

John Frazier

Special Effects

M. James Arnett

Stunt Coordinator

Seth Arnett

Stunts

Mario Kassar

Executive Producer

Rob Bottin

Makeup Effects Designer

David Lowery

Production Illustrator

Janet Brady

Stunt Double

Michael Runyard

Stunt Double

Marian Green

Stunts

Trudy Ramirez

Script Supervisor

Tommy J. Huff

Stunts

Donna Evans

Stunt Double

Charlie Picerni

Stunt Coordinator

Gary Epper

Stunts

Manny Perry

Stunts

William S. Beasley

Associate Producer

Louis D'Esposito

Associate Producer

Audrey L. Anzures

Hairstylist

David Forrest

Makeup Artist

Michael R. Sloan

Post Production Supervisor

William S. Beasley

Unit Production Manager

Louis D'Esposito

First Assistant Director

Roy Barnes

Assistant Art Director

Gregory Lynch Jr.

Carpenter

Richard W. Clot

Construction Coordinator

Chris Chichotka

Construction Foreman

Gary E. Roloff

Leadman

Craig T. Shordon

Painter

Dennis J. Parrish

Property Master

Randy L. Childs

Propmaker

B.J. Fredrickson

Scenic Artist

Stephen Myles Berger

Set Designer

J. Michael Davis

Set Dressing Artist

Jennifer Clinard

Standby Painter

Norman B. Schwartz

ADR Supervisor

David A. Arnold

Dialogue Editor

Douglas Greenfield

Dolby Consultant

Dean Beville

Foley Editor

Ron Bartlett

Sound Effects Editor

Carlos Delarios

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Fred Runner

Sound Recordist

Stephen Hunter Flick

Supervising Sound Effects Editor

John Frazier

Special Effects Coordinator

Al Magliochetti

Visual Effects

Benny McNulty

Best Boy Electric

Kim Marks

Camera Operator

Miles Anderson

Electrician

Steve Adcock

First Assistant Camera

Leslie J. Kovacs

Gaffer

Don Estes

Grip

Dave Childers

Key Grip

E. Christopher Reed

Rigging Gaffer

Paul Threlkeld

Rigging Grip

Larry McConkey

Steadicam Operator

Ralph Nelson Jr.

Still Photographer

Aslihan Coker

Casting Associate

Michael Dennison

Costume Supervisor

Bob Putynkowski

Color Timer

Douglas Kunin

Editorial Production Assistant

Derek Brechin

First Assistant Editor

Ellen Lent

Location Manager

Jim Baldwin

Location Scout

Kenneth Hall

Music Editor

Harry Shannon

Music Supervisor

Perry Montague Mason

Musician

Alexander Courage

Orchestrator

Homer Albin

Driver

Candace Wells

Transportation Captain

Daniel B. Briggs

Transportation Co-Captain

Randy Burke

Transportation Coordinator

Mauriece Jacks Jr.

Cableman

Frank Cunha

Craft Service

Christopher Desmond

Set Medic

Jim Davidson

Production Accountant

Christine A. Johnston

Production Coordinator

Mike Kaufman

Projection

Allen Burry

Public Relations

Lauren Beth Strogoff

Publicist

Robin Allen

Set Production Assistant

John Pospisil

Special Sound Effects

Ron Roggé

Stand In

James Marett

Driver

Stephen Hessel

Art Department Assistant

Michael Viglietta

Second Second Assistant Director

M. James Arnett

Second Unit Director

Gary F. Kieldrup

Assistant Property Master

Jonathan Bobbitt

Swing

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Nicholas Korda

ADR Editor

Thomas J. O'Connell

ADR Mixer

Doug Kent

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Greg Orloff

Foley Mixer

Nerses Gezalyan

Foley Recordist

Scott A. Hecker

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Harold Selig

Special Effects Assistant

Bruce Y. Kuroyama

Special Effects Technician

Sandy Berumen

Stunt Double

Robert J. Babin

Best Boy Grip

Joseph Graham

Dolly Grip

Jeffrey Greeley

Second Assistant Camera

Jakki Fink

Casting Assistant

Scott Beatty

Location Assistant

Robin Glenn

Music Coordinator

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc

Aerial Coordinator

Jeff Ledbetter

Assistant Accountant

Tim August

Assistant Production Coordinator

Bill Landrum

Choreographer

Mariann H.W. Lee

Extras Casting

Catherine Marie McDonald

Key Set Production Assistant

Mario Kassar

Presenter

Nicole Boxer

Production Assistant

Craig Dietrich

Production Secretary

Jeffrey Roth

Thanks

Tracey Wilson

Storyboard Artist