Basic Instinct (1992)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone
Although you find out that the detective's girlfriend had an unhealthy obsession with Sharon Stone's character, it turns out that Sharon Stone's character is the murderer... the last shot is the ice pick under her bed.
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Continuity mistake: During the infamous leg un-crossing scene when Sharon Stone is being interrogated, a cigarette in her hand disappears and then reappears.
Nick: How did you feel when I told you Johnny Boz had died, that day at the beach?
Catherine: I felt somebody had read my book and was playing a game.
Nick: But you didn't hurt.
Catherine: No.
Nick: Because you didn't love him.
Catherine: That's right.
Nick: Even though you were fucking him.
Catherine: You still get the pleasure. Didn't you ever fuck anybody else while you were married, Nick?
Trivia: Before Sharon Stone was cast as Catherine, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Roberts, Kim Basinger, Kelly McGillis, Greta Scacchi, Emma Thompson and Mariel Hemingway all turned down the role.
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Answer: She is portrayed as a psychopath with an uncontrollable urge to kill.
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