--- product_id: 57032515 title: "Basic Instinct" price: "EC$108" currency: XCD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://antigua.desertcart.com/products/57032515-basic-instinct store_origin: AG region: Antigua and Barbuda --- # Basic Instinct **Price:** EC$108 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Basic Instinct - **How much does it cost?** EC$108 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [antigua.desertcart.com](https://antigua.desertcart.com/products/57032515-basic-instinct) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description When detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is assigned to investigate the case of a rock singer murdered with an ice pick, he can't help but notice the similarity between the death and a scene in the latest book by the singer's novelist girlfriend Catherine (Sharon Stone). She insists that she is being framed, but as Nick slips into a torrid affair with her, she begins to look increasingly guilty. Review: A historic movie. - One of the movies you should see in your lifetime! The bit where Sharon Stone uncrosses her legs and 'flashes' her pubic hair is really well done, so daring, yet without vulgarity. And what a nice body she has! Michael Douglas plays this part fairly well: he's been typecast in this kind of role for most of his acting career. This DVD came with a really interesting interview of Paul Verhoeven and Mario Kassar about the context in which they were shooting this movie: protests by gay and lesbian people that the movie was homophobic. They would demonstrate outside the studios/places which had been selected for shooting, and do things like blowing shrill whistles, which interfered with sound recording. Two representatives (male and female) of these gay and lesbian people, who were demonstrating at the same time (I think one of them even got arrested for breaking through the police barriers) are also interviewed: it is really interesting to hear their side of the story as well. They do a swell job of it, especially as they are 'low-key', i.e. they don't wave their homosexuality in your face or try to shock. Their point was precisely that Catherine's sexuality is abnormal full stop, and that this has nothing to do with being homosexual, which is also what Mr Verhoeven claims the movie was about. This movie really helped me understand some of the cliches and fantasies that some straigth people carry about gay people, as in my hometown, Paris, homosexuality and bisexuality are just as normal as heterosexuality. I had met homophobic people in the past, but they were Roman Catholic or Russian or Romanian orthodox. It's not until I moved to the UK (Bristol) that I discovered how much homophobia there can be in non church-going people, and how vile and base their 'fantasies' can be. As a lesbian lady told me: 'my partner and I, between the 2 of us, have had far less casual sexual encounters than the average heterosexual person, yet we can't donate blood'. Review: A misunderstood classic - Almost everyone with access to a TV has seen Basic Instinct, and all because of one reason - Sharon Stone flashing the bit of herself that only boyfriends and gynaecologists usually see. And therein lies the problem. Basic Instinct has become a victim of its own infamy. Everyone remembers THAT scene, but they don't remember what a thoroughly superb thriller the film is. Borrowing elements of Fatal Attraction and improving on them, Basic Instinct is the quintessential thriller of the 90s, albeit with tons of nudity and very realistic sex scenes. There were many awful imitators, like Sliver, Disclosure, and even the sequel to this film, but they all pale in comparison. Michael Douglas offers a taut, yet restrained performance, Sharon Stone is simply mesmerising, and an honourable mention should go to George Dzunza, who plays off of Douglas nicely. The script seems cliched at first glance, until you realise that this was the film that spawned the wannabes - other movies stole ideas from THIS. For the minority, Basic Instinct is a soft porn shuffle-fest. For those who actually understand it, it is a terrific, tightly-plotted thriller that isn't all about sex. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Alan Marshall, Bruce A. Young, Chelcie Ross, Denis Arndt, Dorothy Malone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Joe Eszterhas, Leilani Sarelle, Michael Douglas, Paul Verhoeven, Sharon Stone, Wayne Knight Contributor Alan Marshall, Bruce A. Young, Chelcie Ross, Denis Arndt, Dorothy Malone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Joe Eszterhas, Leilani Sarelle, Michael Douglas, Paul Verhoeven, Sharon Stone, Wayne Knight See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,656 Reviews | | Format | Blu-ray | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Studiocanal | | Number of discs | 1 | | Runtime | 2 hours and 2 minutes | ## Product Details - **Colour:** Colour - **Format:** Blu-ray - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 2 minutes ## Images ![Basic Instinct - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71cJEJGq6PL.jpg) ![Basic Instinct - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Mc8XdrQxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A historic movie. *by W***5 on 25 February 2011* One of the movies you should see in your lifetime! The bit where Sharon Stone uncrosses her legs and 'flashes' her pubic hair is really well done, so daring, yet without vulgarity. And what a nice body she has! Michael Douglas plays this part fairly well: he's been typecast in this kind of role for most of his acting career. This DVD came with a really interesting interview of Paul Verhoeven and Mario Kassar about the context in which they were shooting this movie: protests by gay and lesbian people that the movie was homophobic. They would demonstrate outside the studios/places which had been selected for shooting, and do things like blowing shrill whistles, which interfered with sound recording. Two representatives (male and female) of these gay and lesbian people, who were demonstrating at the same time (I think one of them even got arrested for breaking through the police barriers) are also interviewed: it is really interesting to hear their side of the story as well. They do a swell job of it, especially as they are 'low-key', i.e. they don't wave their homosexuality in your face or try to shock. Their point was precisely that Catherine's sexuality is abnormal full stop, and that this has nothing to do with being homosexual, which is also what Mr Verhoeven claims the movie was about. This movie really helped me understand some of the cliches and fantasies that some straigth people carry about gay people, as in my hometown, Paris, homosexuality and bisexuality are just as normal as heterosexuality. I had met homophobic people in the past, but they were Roman Catholic or Russian or Romanian orthodox. It's not until I moved to the UK (Bristol) that I discovered how much homophobia there can be in non church-going people, and how vile and base their 'fantasies' can be. As a lesbian lady told me: 'my partner and I, between the 2 of us, have had far less casual sexual encounters than the average heterosexual person, yet we can't donate blood'. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A misunderstood classic *by R***T on 26 November 2014* Almost everyone with access to a TV has seen Basic Instinct, and all because of one reason - Sharon Stone flashing the bit of herself that only boyfriends and gynaecologists usually see. And therein lies the problem. Basic Instinct has become a victim of its own infamy. Everyone remembers THAT scene, but they don't remember what a thoroughly superb thriller the film is. Borrowing elements of Fatal Attraction and improving on them, Basic Instinct is the quintessential thriller of the 90s, albeit with tons of nudity and very realistic sex scenes. There were many awful imitators, like Sliver, Disclosure, and even the sequel to this film, but they all pale in comparison. Michael Douglas offers a taut, yet restrained performance, Sharon Stone is simply mesmerising, and an honourable mention should go to George Dzunza, who plays off of Douglas nicely. The script seems cliched at first glance, until you realise that this was the film that spawned the wannabes - other movies stole ideas from THIS. For the minority, Basic Instinct is a soft porn shuffle-fest. For those who actually understand it, it is a terrific, tightly-plotted thriller that isn't all about sex. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still a Gripper ! *by D***N on 19 February 2010* `Basic Instinct' is a great crime movie! On its release nearly twenty years ago - yes! that many already - it broke new ground for violence, explicit sexual scenes and graphic close-ups of all kinds of nastiness - criminal and otherwise! Michael Douglas, who served a long apprenticeship on `The Streets of San Francisco' found himself in a peach of a role, one in which he could play to the limits of his talent and experience. With the female lead, Sharon Stone, another Hollywood `A' lister, a good story and great direction, not to mention the sinewy, creepy music that weaves its way throughout, the film rightly turned out to be a big hit at the box office. It remains an icon of its genre to this day, Stone plays a female crime writer, the plot of whose book curiously matches an actual murder event; and a pretty gruesome one at that! She immediately becomes a suspect. Cue Douglas who is assigned to investigate the case. His, shall we say, adventures, that follow are the gist of the film. This is a tense, gripping movie. Lots of twists and turns and scenes of extreme violence and brutality that are not for the squeamish. The scenes of sexual activity, though entirely necessary to the development of the film, leave little to the imagination. In one memorable scene where Stone is sitting facing her accusers during an interview, she crosses and uncrosses her legs, making it plain that she is wearing little under her skirt. Whether this particular, brief moment is gratuitous or not is arguable. I do not think the movie would have suffered by its absence. But it is this provocative, knickerless few seconds for which the movie has become renowned and from which it has garnered it's fame. In actuality the movie is a very good crime thriller, if not an excellent one, in it's own right. However, if ever a film deserved its `18' category, this one does! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://antigua.desertcart.com/products/57032515-basic-instinct](https://antigua.desertcart.com/products/57032515-basic-instinct) --- *Product available on Desertcart Antigua and Barbuda* *Store origin: AG* *Last updated: 2026-09-03*