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Basic Instinct 2 (2006) -- Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) -- Novelist Catherine Tramell (Stone) is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass (Morrissey) to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a
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Overview

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3.8/10   15,397 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Leora Barish (written by) &
Henry Bean (written by) ...
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Release Date:
31 March 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Sometimes Obsession Can Be Murder more
Plot:
Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
"Basic Instinct" Franchise Extinct After Sequel Bombed At The Box Office
 (From iCelebz. 11 March 2009, 6:44 AM, PDT)

Everett: 'My Sexuality Killed My Career'
 (From WENN. 19 February 2009, 11:05 AM, PST)

User Comments:
"Basic Instinct 2" is painful film-making, a true assassination to the legacy of the first film.... more (282 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Stan Collymore ... Kevin Franks

Sharon Stone ... Catherine Tramell
Neil Maskell ... Detective Ferguson

David Thewlis ... Det. Roy Washburn
Jan Chappell ... Solicitor

David Morrissey ... Michael Glass
Terence Harvey ... Henry Rose

Hugh Dancy ... Adam Towers
Ellen Thomas ... Prosecutor
Mark Sangster ... Court Reporter One
Tim Berrington ... Court Reporter Two
Indira Varma ... Denise Glass

Charlotte Rampling ... Milena Gardosh
Heathcote Williams ... Jakob Gerst
Flora Montgomery ... Michelle Broadwin
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Basic Instinct - Neues Spiel für Catherine Tramell (Germany)
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction (USA) (working title)
Instinto básico 2 - adicción al riesgo (Spain)
Risk Addiction (USA) (original script title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language and some drug content.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
Germany | UK | USA | Spain
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:IIB (cut) | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:III | Italy:T | New Zealand:R18 | India:A | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 | France:-12 | Brazil:18 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Hungary:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | USA:R (cut) (certificate #42004) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 (video rating) (heavily cut) | Japan:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jerry Goldsmith was attached to score the film before he died. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of the movie, there is a scene where Dr. Glass is sitting in his wheelchair in the outdoor hallway of the Crazy House. Catherine walks up to him and she places her book on a table beside a chair. The table and chair were not present in the previous shot. more
Quotes:
Dr. Michael Glass: I'm not the one on trial for murder.
Catherine Tramell: Not yet.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The DiCaprio Code (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Violin Concerto No. 5 - Tempo di Menuetto more

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149 out of 245 people found the following comment useful.
"Basic Instinct 2" is painful film-making, a true assassination to the legacy of the first film...., 22 March 2006
3/10
Author: movie_man2006 from Brazil

It's been about 14 years since Sharon Stone awarded viewers a leg-crossing that twisted many people's minds. And now, God knows why, she's in the game again. "Basic Instinct 2" is the sequel to the smash-hit erotica "Basic Instinct" featuring a sexy Stone and a vulnerable Michael Douglas. However, fans of the original might not even get close to this one, since "Instinct 2" is painful film-making, as the mediocre director Michael Caton-Jones assassinates the legacy of the first film.

The plot of the movie starts when a car explosion breaks in right at the beginning. Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone, trying to look forcefully sexy) is a suspect and appears to be involved in the murder. A psychiatrist (a horrible David Morrisey) is appointed to examine her, but eventually falls for an intimate game of seduction.

And there it is, without no further explanations, the basic force that moves this "Instinct". Nothing much is explained and we have to sit through a sleazy, C-class erotic film. Sharon Stone stars in her first role where she is most of the time a turn-off. Part of it because of the amateurish writing, the careless direction, and terrifyingly low chemistry. The movie is full of vulgar dialogues and even more sexuality (a menage a trois scene was cut off so that this wouldn't be rated NC-17) than the first entrance in the series. "Instinct" is a compelling torture.

To top it off, everything that made the original film a guilty pleasure is not found anywhere in the film. The acting here is really bad. Sharon Stone has some highlights, but here, she gets extremely obnoxious. David Morrisey stars in the worst role of his life, and seems to never make more than two expressions in the movie- confused and aroused. "Instinct 2" is a horrible way to continue an otherwise original series, that managed to put in thriller with erotica extremely well. Paul Verhoeven, how I miss you....

"Basic Instinct 2" never sounded like a good movie, and, indeed, it isn't. Some films should never get out of paper, and that is the feeling you get after watching this. Now, it is much easier to understand why Douglas and David Cronenberg dropped out, and why Sharon Stone was expecting a huge paycheck for this......-----3/10

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