
Basic Instinct(1992)
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.


“When fantasy becomes a fatal distraction.”
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.

James Spader
Michael Boll

Rob Lowe
Alex

Lisa Zane
Claire

Marcia Cross
Ruth Fielding

Rosalyn Landor
Britt

Kathleen Wilhoite
Leslie
Tony Maggio
Patterson
Palmer Lee Todd
Naked Woman

Jeff Kaake
Willie

Christian Clemenson
Pismo Boll
Bad Influence is a thriller film released in 1990 exploring themes of jealousy, underground, eroticism, sociopath, drugs, stranger. Directed by Curtis Hanson, it stars James Spader, Rob Lowe, Lisa Zane. Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
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