This scene does not happen in the film itself. The erotic thriller parody Fatal Instinct lampoons the scene in its theatrical poster, showing a woman sitting with her legs crossed and the tagline 'Opening Soon'.Not to Be Confused with crossing one's legs as a 'basic instinct'. Sometimes accompanied by a longcoat of a similar color. Bonus points if she has a cigarette in her right hand. When Shown Their Work, the background will be considerably dark in color (not necessarily with a gradient), the short sleeveless dress and pumps will be white or off-white, and the model's hair will be in a slicked-back but not supertight ponytail.
This scene has since become a Stock Parody, with many other works paying homage to or spoofing it, either by playing the Fanservice aspects straight again, exaggerating it, or possibly by twisting it for Fan Disservice. Of male detectives from the San Francisco Police Department for her possible role in a violent murder, before un-crossing and re-crossing her legs (while wearing a dress) in a sexually provocative manner to expose the fact that she isn't wearing any underwear.
Andy Parsons, Mock the Week, Bad Things to Hear at ChristmasĪ signature moment from the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct is the scene where Femme Fatale Catherine Tramell ( Sharon Stone) is being interrogated by a group
