DVD

Basic instinct / Mario Kassar presents a Carolco/Le Studio Canal+ production, a Paul Verhoeven film ; produced by Alan Marshall ; written by Joe Eszterhas ; directed by Paul Verhoeven.

Verhoeven, Paul, 1938- (Added Author). Eszterhas, Joe. (Added Author). Douglas, Michael, 1944- (Added Author). Stone, Sharon, 1958- (Added Author). Dzundza, George. (Added Author). Goldsmith, Jerry. (Added Author). Carolco Pictures Inc. (Added Author). Studio Canal+. (Added Author). Lions Gate Home Entertainment. (Added Author). Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn. (Cast).

Summary:

Nick Curran is a tough but vulnerable detective. Catherine Tramell is a cold, calculating, and beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite. Catherine becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered. Obsessed with cracking the case, Nick descends into San Francisco's forbidden underground.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Ultimate edition.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:	DVD release of the 1992 motion picture. Special features: unrated remastered feature; Sharon Stone DVD introduction; a conversation with Sharon Stone; commentary with director Paul Verhoeven and director of photography, Jan De Bont; "Blonde poison": the making of 'Basic instinct'; screen tests; cleaning up 'Basic instinct'; storyboard comparisons; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; editor, Frank J. Urioste ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; costume designer, Ellen Mirojnick ; production designer, Terence Marsh.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R (theatrical version). MPAA rating: Unrated (director's cut).
System Details Note:	aDVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo. surround.
Language Note:	In English, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA 1993: Nominated, Best Film Editing; Best Music, Original Score (Jerry Goldsmith). Golden Globes, USA 1993: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Sharon Stone); Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Goldsmith).