Why Basic Instinct Was Able To Get Away With Such Lengthy Sex Scenes

Sex sells â€" that much we know. The 1992 murder mystery Basic Instinct â€" starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone â€" most certainly understood just how to sell its sexual content to audiences. Everyone who has heard of Paul Verhoeven's Basic Instinct will instantly recall the iconic scene of Sharon Stone slowly opening and closing her legs in a police interrogation. The film's content could most certainly be described steamy, but it required the inclusion of more dramatic elements ...