One of the biggest hits of 1992, Basic Instinct was sold as Michael Douglas’s return to Fatal Attraction territory, but its success owed to an alchemy of three other creatives: a writer (Joe Eszterhas) who was driven to become the highest-paid scribe in movies; a director (Paul Verhoeven) who was determined to redefine the amount of sex considered acceptable ... Show More
May 2023
Murphy Brown, Dan Quayle and Damage (Erotic 90’s, Part 7)
In the early 90s, one of the biggest scripted shows on TV was Murphy Brown, starring 40-something Candice Bergen as a product of the 60s whose high-powered career precluded marriage and family. When the character became a single mother, and was criticized for it by vice president ... Show More
1h 22m
May 2023
90s Lolitas, volume 1: Drew Barrymore, Amy Fisher and Alicia Silverstone (Erotic 90’s, Part 8)
Culture in the 90s was obsessed with the sex lives of teenagers. This is a theme we will come back to several times throughout the season. In this episode, we’ll talk about Drew Barrymore, who became a massive star at age 7 in E.T., went to rehab at 13, became an emancipated mino ... Show More
1h 23m
May 2023
Red Shoe Diaries and sex on TV in the 90s. (Erotic 90’s, Part 9)
While the MPAA’s confusing and hypocritical ratings decisions were leaving filmmakers flummoxed in the early 90s, cable TV was opening up new possibilities for erotic content. Today we will offer a brief history of sex on TV, and then focus on Red Shoe Diaries, the cheesy-but-cha ... Show More
1h 5m
Apr 2020
‘Basic Instinct’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin grab their ice picks and record the pod of the century on the 1992 erotic thriller ‘Basic Instinct’ starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone.
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1h 52m
Sep 2021
Basic Instinct (1992) - Randy's Recs
<p>After surviving the Hollywood horrors within <em>Scream 3</em>, the Halloweenies are heading upstate to San Francisco to solve a string of murderers. Make no mistake, these are grisly crimes, sure, but they're also familiar, especially for readers of crime novelist Catherine T ... Show More
2h 47m
Apr 2017
Sharon Stone
This week on Unqualified, Anna and Sim sit down with Hollywood legend, Sharon Stone (Casino, Basic Instinct)! The gang talks about unconventional beauty, what is "sexy," first date etiquette and Sharon takes down the infamous Karen Sarducci! After the break, they call Charlene, w ... Show More
1h 18m
Apr 2021
School Of Rock (2003) and Disclosure (1994)
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a hit family movie from an unusual source, and the most 1990s film of all time.
School Of Rock gave Jack Black a big breakthrough commercial hit. But he had doubts over the choice of director, and getting the music too wouldn't ... Show More
56m 43s