Three decades later, people are still talking about the controversial film! Sharon’s 2021 autobiography, “ The Beauty of Living Twice,” thrust “Basic Instinct” – and its notorious leg-crossing scene – back into the limelight, as did the #MeToo movement a few years prior, which caused people to look at the movie as a whole under a very different lens.
The Paul Verhoeven-directed neo-noir erotic thriller (now streaming on HBO Max) caused quite a stir straight out of the gate, with critics and audiences alike taking issue with its misogynistic leanings, rampant – and at some points violent – sexual imagery, and a certain scene – one of the most infamous and talked about in movie history – in which Stone’s Catherine Tramell character goes au naturel during a police interrogation. March 20 marks the 30th anniversary of the film’s release. “Basic Instinct,” the movie that turned her into a megastar, is also celebrating a milestone this month. Legendary actress Sharon Stone turns 64 today.
