‘Basic Instinct’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin
April 14, 2020 · Basic Instinct (1992) · Drama · Mystery · Romance · 1:52:25 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsSharon Stone — Peak Michael Douglas and all-time apex mountain Sharon Stone performance▶ 4:03
Chris RyanSharon Stone — Discusses Sharon Stone's career trajectory and intensity finding the right role in Catherine Trammell▶ 8:00
Mallory RubinSharon Stone — Sharon Stone's potency and raw charisma found the right vehicle, still bringing it in recent work like New Pope▶ 8:34
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsWhy would someone's penis go flaccid after dying during orgasm instead of remaining erect due to rigor mortis, and questioned the lack of proper CSI work in a police thriller▶ 1:11:08
Chris RyanQuestioned the unrealistic amount of ejaculate shown in the crime scene and whether this was normal, wondering if Boz was an alien or just never did laundry▶ 1:09:29
Mallory RubinWhy are there so many cum stains on Boz's sheets when he has established canon that he has a maid who should be providing clean linens?▶ 1:10:04
Picking Nits
Bill SimmonsDiscussed casting what-ifs extensively - glad Kim Basinger declined due to lack of playfulness, noted many major actresses rejected the role, shared trivia about original lesbian cop concept▶ 1:22:00
Mallory RubinLGBT politics and depictions - all suspected murderers are gay/bisexual characters, plus unsafe sex scenes and condom joke during AIDS pandemic▶ 1:19:28
Mallory RubinNick's repugnant fashion and SFPD's terrible investigative work - they conclude Beth is guilty based only on jacket size, ignore planted evidence clues▶ 1:19:27
Mallory RubinPolice department management failures - Beth stays on Nick's case despite everyone knowing they're sleeping together, Nick has 4 shootings in 5 years▶ 1:21:40
Dion Waiters Award
Chris RyanLeilani Sarelle — Roxy - suggests renaming the award 'The Dan Waiters Roxy Award' in her honor▶ 1:27:21
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsNick's lame Ford convertible choice; cop bar aggression trope in late 80s/early 90s movies; pre-Silicon Valley San Francisco seeming innocent▶ 1:36:01
Chris RyanNick wearing the same V-neck sweater through multiple days and scenes; cop pulling gun to end conflict being treated as normal▶ 1:32:12
Mallory RubinScript written in 10 days with no outline by Eszterhas; detailed timeline inconsistencies with Hazel Dobkins (killed 4 people in 1956, released 1965) and Roxy (arrested 1986 at 16, somehow free by 1992); gun inconsistencies with Glock vs .38 revolver▶ 1:31:01
Best Quote
Bill SimmonsWhat do we do now, Nick? Fuck like mink, raise rugrats and live happily ever after / She's got 100 million bucks. She fucks fighters and rock and roll stars. And she's got a degree in screwing people's heads / You know I don't wear any underwear. Don't you, Nick?▶ 1:38:41
Mallory RubinGot some Coke. I've got some Pepsi in the fridge / Nick's five-point speech to the doctors ending with 'Why don't the two of you go fuck yourselves?' / Did you really think it was so special?▶ 1:39:39
What's Aged the Worst
Bill SimmonsThe ambiguous rape scene with Dr. Garner that became controversial as a consent issue▶ 1:49:26
Chris RyanAgreed the rape scene was unnecessary since Nick's dark side was already established through other means▶ 1:49:47
Movies Referenced (29)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooter (2007) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Mallory Rubin, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 12:18 |
| Fatal Attraction (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin | ▶ 3:07 |
| Total Recall (1990) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin | ▶ 6:59 |
| The Beach (2000) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:02:54 |
| Wall Street (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin | ▶ 21:50 |
| Frozen (2013) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin | ▶ 1:11:33 |
| The Little Things (2021) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin | ▶ 0:07 |
| Alien (1979) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:09:55 |
| Angel Heart (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 37:25 |
| Chef (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:10 |
| Cube (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:45:28 |
| Falling Down (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 22:03 |
Directors Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Verhoeven | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin | RoboCop | ▶ 9:29 |
| Chris Corner | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Saint, Open Your Eyes | ▶ 1:27:43 |
| Jack Daniels | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:07:55 | |
| Milos Forman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus | ▶ 1:23:29 |
| Ridley Scott | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Martian, Blade Runner | ▶ 1:23:13 |
Actors Referenced (49)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Douglas | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 48 | Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, Chris Ryan | Wall Street, Romancing the Stone | ▶ 3:13 |
| Sharon Stone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 28 | Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, Chris Ryan | Basic Instinct, Casino, The Quick and the Dead | ▶ 3:16 |
| Ivana Basic | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 14 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin | ▶ 14:30 | |
| Harrison Ford | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Mallory Rubin, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive | ▶ 24:48 |
| Kathleen Turner | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Romancing the Stone, Peggy Sue Got Married, Body Heat | ▶ 10:33 |
| Shooter | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Mallory Rubin, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:25:14 | |
| Laura Linney | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:43:27 | |
| Robert De Niro | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver | ▶ 1:23:42 |
| Don Johnson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Django Unchained | ▶ 1:26:50 |
| Kim Basinger | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | L.A. Confidential, Batman | ▶ 10:15 |
| Meg Ryan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail | ▶ 7:26 |
| Andrew Stevens | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin | The Boondock Saints, The Whole Nine Yards | ▶ 16:10 |
Writers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 37:30 |