Basic Instinct

Friday, June 27 - Saturday, June 28, 2025

In one of Verhoeven’s most provacative films, Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) becomes ensnared in a web of sex, lies, and violence, all leading back to Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a seductive, mysterious crime novelist. As the bodies pile up and hidden obsessions are revealed, Curran begins to doubt his investigatory instincts and give in to his baser ones.

Screening as part of Late Night Favorites: Summer 2025

• Country USA, UK, France
• Year 1992
• Running Time 128 minutes
• Format 4K Restoration
• Distributor Rialto Pictures
• Director Paul Verhoeven
• Cast Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Wayne Knight
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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