Basic Instinct 2, also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, is a 2006 German/British/American/Spanish thriller film and the sequel to 1992's Basic Instinct. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and produced by Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, and Andrew G. Vajna. The screenplay was by Leora Barish and Henry Bean. It stars Sharon Stone, who reprises her role of Catherine Tramell from the original, as well as David Morrissey and David Thewlis.The film follows novelist and suspected serial killer Catherine Tramell, who is once again in trouble with the authorities. Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her after a man in Tramell's presence dies. As with Detective Nick Curran in the first film, Glass becomes a victim of Tramell's seductive games.
After being in development hell for a number of years, the film was shot in London from April to August 2005, and was released on March 31, 2006. After numerous cuts, it was released with an R rating for "strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language, and some drug content." The film was not as well received as its predecessor and fell short of commercial expectations. Compared to its predecessor, Basic Instinct 2 is lighter in nature, but still contains graphic violence and sex.
Cast of Basic Instinct 2
- Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell
- David Morrissey as Dr. Michael Glass
- Charlotte Rampling as Milena Gardosh
- David Thewlis as Roy Washburn
- Hugh Dancy as Adam Towers
- Anne Caillon as Laney Ward
- Iain Robertson as Peter Ristedes
- Stan Collymore as Kevin Franks
- Kata Dobó as Magda
- Flora Montgomery as Michelle Broadwin
- Jan Chappell as Angela
