Fatal Instinct (1993)

Directed by

Carl Reiner

Genre

comedy film, parody film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 174 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy film parodies erotic thrillers and film noir. A married lawyer has an affair with a dangerous woman.

campycomedicsillyplayfulover-the-topcheekylightheartedsatirical

What happens

Fatal Instinct is a 1993 American sex comedy thriller film directed by Carl Reiner. A parody of the erotic thriller genre, which at the time had reached its commercial peak, as well as being a pastiche of 1940s film noir and psychological thriller genres, in particular Double Indemnity, the film stars Armand Assante as lawyer/cop Ned Ravine (a take-off on Body Heat, in which William Hurt plays the similarly named Ned Racine) who has an affair with a woman named Lola Cain (Sean Young). Kate Nelligan stars as Ned's wife and Sherilyn Fenn stars as his secretary. It also satirizes Sleeping With The Enemy many times. The film title is a combination of Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, both of which star Michael Douglas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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