Basic Instinct (1992)
A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder, in which a manipulative and seductive novelist could be involved.
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Johnny Boz
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Director:
Paul VerhoevenWriter:
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11431 Euclid Avenue, the address on Lisa Hoberman's 1984 driver license, is a real address in Cleveland, Ohio, where Joe Eszterhas previously worked as a journalist.
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Gus:
Who was this fuckin' guy?
Nick:
Rock and roll, Gus. Johnny Boz.
Gus:
Never heard of him.
Nick:
Before your time, cowboy.
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Nick's jacket while interviewing Catherine.
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These uncut scenes are also featured in the Australian DVD and VHS The European release is much more explicit than the American release (which had to be submitted seven times to the MPAA in order to avoid an NC-17 rating). The European version is also available unrated on video in the US and on video and DVD in Australia with an R classification. The US version uses alternate, less explicit takes of several scenes to tone down the sex content.
- The murder of Johnny Boz in the opening scene is more graphic; we see the killer stabbing him in his neck, stabbing him repeatedly in the chest, in the face and we see the ice-pick passing through his nose.
- The scene where Nick almost rapes Beth is severely cut in the US version (we see ripping off her underwear and forcing her over the couch, then there's a cut to the two of them lying in bed). In the uncut version Nick pulls down his pants, penetrates Beth from behind and she has an orgasm.
- The scene where Nick and Catherine make love after going to the disco is longer much more explicit in the uncut version (Nick is seen burying his face between her legs).
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Glowing In The AshesPerformed by The Doo Wah Riders
Written by Ken Liebenson
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Genres
Drama | Mystery | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
20 March 1992Language
English
Country of Origin
France, USA, UKFilming Locations
Carmel, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$49,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$15,129,385 22 March 1992
Gross USA:
$117,727,224
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$352,927,224
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