Basic Instinct Page #7

Synopsis: A former rock star, Johnny Boz, is brutally killed during sex, and the case is assigned to detective Nick Curran of the SFPD. During the investigation, Nick meets Catherine Tramell, a crime novelist who was Boz's girlfriend when he died. Catherine proves to be a very clever and manipulative woman, and though Nick is more or less convinced that she murdered Boz, he is unable to find any evidence. Later, when Nilsen, Nick's rival in the police, is killed, Nick suspects of Catherine's involvement in it. He then starts to play a dangerous lust-filled mind game with Catherine to nail her, but as their relationship progresses, the body count rises and contradicting evidences force Nick to start questioning his own suspicions about Catherine's guilt.
Director(s): Paul Verhoeven
Production: Artisan Entertainment
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 21 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
53%
R
Year:
1992
127 min
4,918 Views


- She married?|- You know him?

He died about|five or six years ago.

- How did he die?|- He was shot.

Thank you.

He was walking home from work.

He only lived|a couple of blocks from the clinic.

Somebody just drove by|and shot him.

- What was the murder weapon?|- Revolver,.38. Unrecovered.

- Watch yourself.|- Were there any suspects?

No suspects, no motive.|Unsolved.

Was his wife ever a suspect?

One of your guys|was down here from Frisco a year ago.

He was asking|the same, exact thing.

You mind telling me|what's going on?

Routine.

That's exactly what he said.

Now I got two of you guys|telling me it's "routine."

You remember what|the other guy's name was?

No. I can't really say that I do.

Nilsen?

Yeah. That was it.

- So was she ever a suspect?|- No.

There was some talk.

But it never panned out.

- What kind of talk?|- Girlfriend.

He had a girlfriend?

No.

She did.

But like I said,|it never panned out.

- Thank you.|- Hope that helped you out.

Yes, you did.|You sure did.

I missed you.

I finished my research.

- I finished my book.|- So how does it end?

I told you.

She kills him.

Good-bye, Nick.

Good-bye?

Yeah. I finished my book.

Didn't you hear me?

Your character's dead.

Good-bye.

What do you want, flowers?

I'll send you|an autographed copy.

What is this,|some kind of joke?

You playing a game here?

The games are over.

You were right.

It was the f*** of the century,|shooter.

I'll be right there.

Catherine Tramell's roommate,|freshman year?

I just got a call from her.|She's in Oakland. Come on!

I've been phoning people|from her dorm all day.

She must've heard|I was trying to reach her.

Says she knows all about|Catherine and Lisa Hoberman.

You feeling okay?

Here's something else.

Johnny Boz's psychiatrist|has an office on Van Ness.

Guess who he shares space with?

Dr. Elizabeth Garner.

What in the hell's|the matter with you?

I'll be in suite 405.

- Where the hell you going?|- I'm going with you.

You're on leave, Hoss.

It ain't gonna take long.

Freeze!

What are you doing here?

Put your f***ing hands up!

I got a message|to meet Gus here.

- Where is he?|- Don't you move!

I know about your husband!|You still like girls, Beth?

- What?|- Take you hands out of your pocket!

- Take them out!|- What's wrong with you?

Take them out!

I loved you.

Oh, God!

What made you think|she had a gun?

What was she doing here?|What was Gus doing here?

Lieutenant.

One of ours.

Jesus.

We'll have to check Beth's apartment.

Thirty-eight caliber revolver.

In the bookcase,|behind some books.

Have ballistics check it for Nilsen.

Lieutenant.|You better come in here.

I guess that's it.

Definitely not. We feel all the evidence|points to Dr. Elizabeth Garner.

We checked.|It's her size.

She probably heard you on the stairway|and dumped this stuff.

There's no suite 405.

Catherine Tramell's|freshman roommate is dead.

She died of leukemia two years ago.

- Here's a fax of her death certificate.|- What about Salinas?

Yeah, hold on.|Jack!

Did you check Nilsen's office|for any files on Beth Garner?

No police report from Berkeley.|Nothing at all about Salinas.

I'm back.

Great.

Ballistics says the.38 we found|in her apartment was used on Nilsen.

No registration.|They're checking with Salinas.

The ice pick was the same brand|and model as the Boz weapon.

Checked the tape machines|at Dr. Garner's apartment and office...

both here and the one on Van Ness.

There's no message from Gus|on any of them.

The tape in her apartment|was unused.

Johnny Boz's psychiatrist says|he thinks he remembers...

Dr. Garner and Boz meeting|at a Christmas party at his house.

A year ago.

You just can't tell about people,|can you?

Even the ones you think you know|inside and out.

Congratulations, Curran.

I heard about what happened.

On TV.

I can't allow myself|to care about you.

I can't allow myself...

to care.

I don't want to do this.

Please.|I don't want to do this.

I lose everybody.

I don't want to lose you.

What do we do now?

F*** like minks...

raise rug rats|and live happily ever after.

I hate rug rats.

F*** like minks,|forget the rug rats...

and live happily ever after.

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Joe Eszterhas

József A. "Joe" Eszterhas (; Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian-American writer. He wrote the screenplays for the films Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Basic Instinct and Showgirls. He has also written several books, including an autobiography entitled Hollywood Animal, American Rhapsody and Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith. more…

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