Fatal Instinct (1993)

1993 • 89 minutes

About this movie

Director Carl Reiner has a comic go at the recent spree of erotic crime thrillers... Cop Armand Assante is assigned to investigate a "kinky" murder. He is also, improbably, the prosecuting attorney. The resident femme fatale in the case is Sean Young. Meanwhile, Assante's wife (Kate Nelligan) is plotting her husband's demise in a BODY HEAT mode. Tony Randall appears as an (amusing) judge. The effective (if not quite serious) jazz score is performed by Clarence Clemons, who appears onscreen during crucial plot moments to toot his sax. Look for "homages" to PRETTY WOMAN, CAPE FEAR, DOUBLE INDEMNITY and others, including, of course, FATAL ATTRACTION.

Ratings and reviews

Please don't get me wrong, I love this movie! I would give it five stars, except for the fact that the recording is defective. There is different music under one scene, and it doesn't match the lyrics in the subtitles. Google Play wouldn't refund me or allow me to return it. I'm very frustrated at the moment. If Google lets me return it and I can buy a proper copy, I'd love to review it.

Does anyone else notice this has different songs than the original studio release? Lost a star for that. Otherwise, still makes me laugh out loud like it did 21 years ago.

Rubbish! Don't bother.