Michael Douglas recalls how ‘Basic Instinct’ sex scene shocked even the French

Paris: By modern standards, Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 sex noir drama “Basic Instinct” may not have sounded so scandalous, but it was a very different story when it first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, with the film’s male star Michael Douglas Said on Wednesday, reports ‘Variety’.

While the ‘diversity’ continues to be considered genre-defining or high camp, depending on who you ask, Douglas said during a talk at Cannes that the project was “unique, even for France”.

Douglas recalled, “Seeing so many sex scenes on the huge screen at the Grand Palais, it was a bit overwhelming for a lot of people. We had a very quiet dinner afterwards, everyone was digesting it.” Stone and Jean Triplehorn).

He was at the ceremony before receiving an honorary Palm d’Or for his “illustrious career and commitment to cinema”.

“Basic Instinct,” notes “Variety,” follows a jaded homicide detective (Douglas) investigating a successful crime writer (Stone). The film was initially given an NC-17 rating, but was downgraded to R after studio lobbying.

A scene where Stone shows the detectives a police interview is one of the most memorable scenes in contemporary film and is still referenced and parodied.

In addition to “Basic Instinct,” Variety adds, Douglas has delivered several memorable films at Cannes throughout his career, including “The China Syndrome” co-starring Jane Fonda; Joel Schumacher’s ‘Falling Down’; and his award winning Liberace project ‘Behind the Candelabra’.