For some actors, the most iconic moments of a career can be distilled down to a single scene. But only in a few are genitals visible. In the case of Sharon Stone and Basic Instinct, things are different. When the actress first saw the infamous sequence on screen, she couldn’t help but slap director Paul Verhoeven. The scandal thriller is on TV today.
The Basic Instinct scene that Sharon Stone beat the director for
Basic Instinct revolves around investigator Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) who is supposed to solve the murder of a rock star. The main suspect is his mysterious girlfriend Catherine Tramell (Stone), whose attractiveness the police officer still cannot escape.
Watch Sharon Stone’s infamous scene from Basic Instinct here:
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Basic Instinct was and is controversial for several reasons. Already during filming Activists from the queer community demonstrated against the film (via Variety), whose portrayal of bisexual and homosexual people they found discriminatory.
One interrogation scene from the film, in which Sharon Stone’s character is burned into the film’s history crossing her legs in front of a group of male investigators. The simple gesture reveals her vulva. Not only in front of your conversation partners, but also in front of the audience.
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As Stone later explained, her genitals are actually visible in the scene. According to her account, Verhoeven assured her during filming that a “Shadow” would cover her nakedness. When a test screening in front of an audience revealed literally the opposite, She slapped the director in a fit of rage, Stone said.
When is Basic Instinct on TV?
Basic Instinct is running this Sunday, December 17, 2023, at 8:15 p.m. on Tele 5. If you don’t have time, you can catch up on the controversial erotic thriller on December 18th at 11:25 p.m.
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