Basic Instinct
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
Basic Instinct
A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
The Story
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
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Paul Verhoeven
Written byJoe Eszterhas
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Roll Call.
Cast, crew, and the names behind Basic Instinct.
Directing
06 peopleWriting
01 personProduction
19 people
Alan Marshall
Producer
Howard Feuer
Casting
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
William S. Beasley
Associate Producer
Louis D'Esposito
Associate Producer
William S. Beasley
Unit Production Manager
Aslihan Coker
Casting Associate
Ellen Lent
Location Manager
Lauren Beth Strogoff
Publicist
Jim Davidson
Production Accountant
Christine A. Johnston
Production Coordinator
Jeff Ledbetter
Assistant Accountant
Catherine Marie McDonald
Key Set Production Assistant
Scott Beatty
Location Assistant
Craig Dietrich
Production Secretary
Tim August
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mariann H.W. Lee
Extras Casting
Jakki Fink
Casting Assistant
Nicole Boxer
Production Assistant
Camera
10 people
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
Dave Childers
Key Grip
Kim Marks
Camera Operator
Steve Adcock
First Assistant Camera
Don Estes
Grip
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Larry McConkey
Steadicam Operator
Jeffrey Greeley
Second Assistant Camera
Robert J. Babin
Best Boy Grip
Joseph Graham
Dolly Grip
Editing
04 peopleSound
21 people
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Dean Beville
Sound Editor
Dean Beville
Foley Editor
Fred Runner
Sound Recordist
Carlos Delarios
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David A. Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Ron Bartlett
Sound Effects Editor
Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant
Norman B. Schwartz
ADR Supervisor
Harry Shannon
Music Supervisor
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Perry Montague Mason
Musician
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Greg Orloff
Foley Mixer
Scott Hecker
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Doug Kent
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Recordist
Robin Glenn
Music Coordinator
Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Art
19 peopleMark Billerman
Art Direction
Terence Marsh
Production Design
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
William Cruse
Art Direction
David Lowery
Production Illustrator
Richard W. Clot
Construction Coordinator
Stephen Myles Berger
Set Designer
Craig T. Shordon
Painter
Roy Barnes
Assistant Art Director
Chris Chichotka
Construction Foreman
Jennifer Clinard
Standby Painter
Gary E. Roloff
Leadman
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master
Jim Baldwin
Location Scout
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Jonathan Bobbitt
Swing
Gary F. Kieldrup
Assistant Property Master
Stephen Hessel
Art Department Assistant
Tracey Wilson
Storyboard Artist
Visual Effects
01 personCostume & Make-Up
06 peopleCrew
36 people
John Frazier
Special Effects
M. James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator
Seth Arnett
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunt Double
Michael Runyard
Stunt Double
Marian Green
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Donna Evans
Stunt Double
Charlie Picerni
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Epper
Stunts
Manny Perry
Stunts
John Frazier
Special Effects Coordinator
Gregory Lynch Jr.
Carpenter
Randy L. Childs
Propmaker
Michael R. Sloan
Post Production Supervisor
B.J. Fredrickson
Scenic Artist
Homer Albin
Driver
Daniel B. Briggs
Transportation Co-Captain
Candace Wells
Transportation Captain
Allen Burry
Public Relations
Ron Roggé
Stand In
Mauriece Jacks Jr.
Cableman
Christopher Desmond
Set Medic
Randy Burke
Transportation Coordinator
John Pospisil
Special Sound Effects
Mike Kaufman
Projection
Robin Allen
Set Production Assistant
Frank Cunha
Craft Service
James Marett
Driver
Mario Kassar
Presenter
Harold Selig
Special Effects Assistant
Bruce Y. Kuroyama
Special Effects Technician
Sandy Berumen
Stunt Double
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Aerial Coordinator
Bill Landrum
Choreographer
Jeffrey Roth
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