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Fatal Instinct

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Original title

Fatal Instinct

Year

1993

Running time

89 min.

Country

United States

Director

Carl Reiner

Screenwriter

David O'Malley

Cast

Music

Richard Gibbs

Cinematography

Luis Gabriel Beristáin

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Comedy | Broad Comedy. Parody

Synopsis

A spoof of the late 80s and early 90s suspense thrillers and murder mysteries, including Basic Instinct, Sleeping With The Enemy, Cape Fear and others. A cop/attorney (yes he's both) is seduced by a woman while his wife is having an affair with a mechanic. Lots of other sublots and visual gags in the style of Naked Gun.

Critics' reviews

"All that hold this comedy together are a playful outlook and a conviction that detective stories are intrinsically funny, especially if the detective is as much of a blockhead as Ned Ravine. Read full review

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"The best things about this movie are first-rate comic performances by Young, Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Nelligan (Assante's absurdly faithless wife), and by Assante himself"

Bill Cosford: Miami Herald
"Lacking in both inspiration and ingenuity, it doesn't so much spoof the conventions of the genre as dumb down famous -- and in some cases, forgotten -- scenes from a slew of other movies."

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"What the movie doesn't have, besides too many laughs, is either the pungent style and sociology of true film noir, or the sheer yuppie desperation of the hard-core erotic thriller."

Michael Rechtshaffen: The Hollywood Reporter
"What 'Fatal Instinct' seems to overlook, though, is that erotic thrillers such as 'Basic Instinct' and 'Fatal Attraction' do a pretty good job of parodying themselves"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe

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Fatal Instinct

1993

Carl Reiner

4.4

(779)