The casting of Sharon Stone for Basic Instinct was a last-minute decision after numerous A-list actresses turned down the role.
Basic Instinct instantly proved to be one of the most controversial films of the 1990s, as the dark themes and extreme graphic content were virtually unheard of within a mainstream film intended for general audiences.
Although the erotic thriller genre had been popular in the 1980s thanks to the success of Against All Odds and American Gigolo among others, Basic Instinct pushed the genre even further with truly shocking moments that Paul Verhoeven included in order to get an extreme reaction out of the audience. Although Michael Douglas was already a veteran of the genre thanks to his roles in Fatal Attraction and Disclosure, it was Sharon Stone who ended up benefiting most from the film due to her breakout performance. However, Douglas originally didn’t want to work with Stone in Basic Instinct, because he wanted a more established co-star. Finding a leading actor for Basic Instinct was not an easy process, as several stars that Verhoeven considered for the role of Nick Curran felt that the film was too racy. Douglas was attached early on after securing his hefty salary requirements, but finding an actress to portray femme fatale Catherine Tramell was very contentious. Douglas suggested to Verhoeven that they cast Kim Basinger, Julia Roberts, Greta Scacchi, and Meg Ryan, but they each turned it down. Verhoeven offered the role to such established stars as Debra Winger, Michelle Pfeiffer, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, Kelly Lynch, Ellen Barkin, and Mariel Hemingway, but they all refused after reading the script. Verhoeven had begun considering Stone for the role after the two had worked together on the science fiction masterpiece Total Recall, as he had been very impressed by her performanc
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