It’s been 30 years since “Basic Instincts” arrived to leave Hollywood speechless. The Paul Verhoeven-directed film was released in 1992 and grossed over $352 million worldwide, which was no surprise, especially given the high-impact scenes it features.
With the public enamored with the psychological game that had a policeman (Michael Douglas) and a novelist (Sharon Stone) involved in a swing of emotions, a scene – with a protagonist crossing legs – left everyone speechless.
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- An iconic scene that was born from a lie
With “Bass Instincts” as a tape that kept more than one anecdote behind its creation, the doubt was behind how intense and difficult it was to make. Violent reactions and intense confrontations on the set were confessed by Sharon Stone in 2021 through an article he published in Vanity Fair magazine.
In an excerpt from the actress’s memoir, “The Beauty of Living Twice,” Stone said she was initially reluctant to remove her underwear for the famous scene in the film, but said Verhoeven assured her nothing would be exposed in the film. the final cut.
The problem between the two arose after Sharon Stone was invited to a preliminary screening with the entire production team, a meeting where the agents and producers involved in the project were also present. In the pictures, the privacy of the actress was exposed. Annoyed and realizing that she had been tricked, she slapped Paul Verhoeven.
“That was how I first saw the scene. Well, not just me. This happened after they told me on stage: ‘the image is not clear, I just need you to take off your underwear so that the light does not reflect on it,'” Stone wrote. “After seeing the raw image I went to the projection booth furiously, saw Paul and slapped him.. I got out, went to my car and called my lawyer,” she added.
Sharon Stone played Catherine Tramell in “Basic Instincts.” Photo: Columbia Pictures
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- Two versions of the Sharon Stone scene
Stone said that after speaking with his lawyer, he was informed that he could prevent the film from being released through a court order, since the production regulations established by the Screen Actors Guild allowed him to do so. Finally, he allowed the scene to be included.
“I informed Paul about the options given to me. Of course, he denied that they can be carried out. She was an actress, a 34-year-old woman on her own; What options could she have? So I weighed a lot of things and chose to let the film see the light of day. Why? Because it was right for her and her character; and because, after all, I made it and I’m proud of it,” she added.
“Basic Instincts” is the most famous film of the Oscar winner, Sharon Stone. Photo: Columbia
But Verhoeven has also given his point of view on this mythical scene. In 2017, in conversation with ICON, the director denied that Stone did not know how the scene was going to end after the final edition.
“Sharon is lying. Any actress knows what she’s going to look like if you ask her to take her underwear off. When she saw the scene, she was surrounded by other people, including her agent and her publicist, she went crazy. They told her the scene would ruin her career, so she asked me to remove it. I told him no”.
Everything indicates that the story behind this iconic moment of cinema will always have two versions. From what has been said, only Stone, Verhoeven and the director of photography, Jan De Bont, were in the scene, since the actress had asked to shoot it without anyone else. Upon release, the sequence became the most talked about erotic moment of the 1990s.
What is “Basic Instincts” about?
“Basic Instincts” starred Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas. Photo: Columbia Pictures
In the 1992 erotic thriller, Stone plays an enigmatic novelist who becomes the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a popular musician. Police officer Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is tasked with investigating her. He will fall for her audacity and sensuality. “Basic Instincts” can be seen on Apple TV +.
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