
Blue Velvet(1986)
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.


“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.

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
Basic Instinct is a thriller, mystery film released in 1992 exploring themes of dying and death, california, jealousy, sexual obsession, police, san francisco, california. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, it stars Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza. 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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