One of the hottest erotic thrillers ever made is getting a reboot, and it's promised to be sexy. What's the erotic thriller? It's the one and only Basic Instinct, made famous for its lip slip scene featuring the super sexy Sharon Stone. What can we expect from the upcoming reboot from Amazon MGM Studios? Even more hotness!
Basic Instinct made a splash in Hollywood that was far from basic. The steamy erotic thriller starred Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone under the direction of boundary-pushing director Paul Verhoeven. The plot follows Douglas as a detective who suspects Stone, a writer, to be the prime suspect in a musician's unsolved murder.
That might not sound explicitly sexy to you, but it really went there. Jeanne Tripplehorn also starred as a therapist who has a rough sex session with Michael Douglas. I have a feeling a session like that with Jeanne Tripplehorn would cure me of depression forever.
And how can we not reiterate just how amazing Sharon Stone was in that film? Stone was one fiery fox in Basic Instinct! That's why we haven't stopped talking about it for more than thirty years. That lip slip scene is referenced and admired to this day.
Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct
00:27:00 The now-legendary crotch shot! Sharon Stone crosses and uncrosses her legs as chubby Wayne Knight grabs a sweet peek at her sleek snatch. Very quick but classic moment in skinema history. (10 secs)
It was admired at the time, too. Basic Instinct made $353 million at the box office (that's about $811 million in today's money). It was nominated for Oscars and had a 2006 sequel in which Sharon Stone reprised her role. While the sequel did not do as well in the box office, it did feature a lot of nudity. What else could we expect?
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas wrote the original script for the 1992 film, and he's back and ready for more. That is really good for us! Eszterhas has penned a lot of erotic thrillers such as Jade, Sliver, and Showgirls. That is a really SKINpressive resume filled to the brim with boobs, buns, bushes, and everything in between. Does this guy know how to write sexy women or what? It's safe to say that we are in good hands with this reboot.
The film is still in the early stages of pre-production, so we have no word yet on who the cast will be or who is directing. Will Verhoeven return, or will a new director take on the erotic thriller genre's most defining film? I'd be fascinated to see how other directors take on such a classic. There are a few young and modern directors who I think could put a steamy spin on this reboot. Luca Guadagnino, Michael Mohan, Lana Wachowski, and Halina Reign come to mind as potentially interesting directors who have proven their prowess at sex scenes. Who do you think should direct the new film?
And while we are manifesting the hot new reboot, let's ask the question: who do you want to see in the film? While we think of our dream cast, let's rewatch the sexiest scenes from the original right here:
Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct
01:11:00 Feast your eyes on a nice, looooooong schtup scene between Stone and Douglas in which her boobs and butt make plenty of appearances. Also a great unrated FFN appearance when Douglas goes down on Stone. (3 mins 57 secs)
