Basic Instinct (1992) Review
Paul Verhoeven's foundational erotic thriller. Sharon Stone's career-defining performance.
Joe Eszterhas wrote Basic Instinct and Showgirls and was for a period the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood, selling scripts for record sums. He was a Rolling Stone journalist first and has written several memoirs.
Joe EszterhasPaul Verhoeven's foundational erotic thriller. Sharon Stone's career-defining performance.
Joe EszterhasRead as a Verhoeven satire of the American Dream, the film makes sense. The 7 accounts honestly for execution problems that remain even when the satirical reading lands.
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