147. Paul Verhoeven: Basic Instinct

Sex, violence, and metanarrative critiques of the audience! Our series on the films of Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven begins with several bangs in 1992's Basic Instinct. After getting to know the thrilling perv, Wilson gets grossed out by Michael Douglas, Ben gets enthralled by Sharon Stone, and Eli gets confused about the ending. What big ideas lie beneath this spectacular erotic thriller? Listen on…

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:50 Introducing Paul Verhoeven

00:10:00 Moral complexity

00:17:08 Context on Verhoeven

00:27:15 Introducing Basic Instinct

00:33:00 Nick as the protagonist; Michael Douglas as an actor

00:41:25 The interrogation scene

00:52:30 The end of the movie

01:02:29 Car chases and murder

01:06:15 Themes and big ideas

01:14:30 Closing thoughts