The movie Basic Instinct was officially released to the public.
Sharon Stone was cast in the lead role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Principal photography for Basic Instinct took place.
Basic Instinct stirred controversy due to its explicit scenes and portrayal of sexuality and violence.
Famous rock star Johnny Boz is brutally murdered with an ice pick during an intimate encounter.
San Francisco homicide detectives Nick Curran and Gus Moran start investigating the murder of Johnny Boz.
Detectives Curran and Moran interview Catherine Tramell, Boz's girlfriend and a successful novelist, who becomes the prime suspect.
Curran discovers that Catherine’s latest novel contains a fictional murder that mirrors the killing of Johnny Boz.
Background on Curran’s history of violent tendencies and a past incident involving a shooting is uncovered, affecting his credibility.
Despite suspicions, Curran engages in a sexual relationship with Catherine, complicating the investigation.
Another woman connected to Catherine’s social circle is killed by stabbing, increasing tensions in the investigation.
Nick watches Catherine closely, encountering further evidence and strange occurrences suggesting her potential guilt or innocence.
Curran confronts Catherine and is implicated in a violent altercation, blurring lines between truth and manipulation.
After the altercation, doubts arise about whether Catherine is innocent or has engineered the events to frame others.
Curran recuperates from his injuries and questions his own perceptions and actions throughout the investigation.
