Basic Instinct: The Screenplay

by Joe Eszterhas

Screenplay for the 1992 film 'Basic Instinct'

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1992

About the author

Joe Eszterhas is a Hungarian-American screenwriter, known for films such as Jagged Edge, Music Box, Basic Instinct and Showgirls. Before becoming a screenwriter he was a journalist and has also written non-fiction books and memoirs.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Auwarter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the script while watching the movie. I have to admit I feel the story had more potential, or set up, than it paid off. I think if the reveal has actually been the ending, that would have been more powerful. The story could have had better pacing, but I enjoyed the idea of it immensely.