Sharon Stone says she got paid $13.5 million less than Michael Douglas for Basic Instinct.
police interrogation scene, in which her psychotic bisexual character uncrosses her legs to briefly reveal her privates.Article contentshe was told to remove her underwear as it was reflecting too much light, but was assured her genitals could not be seen on camera.
The actress added about smacking Dutch filmmaker Paul – notorious for his extreme flicks – when she saw the final cut for the first time in a room full of agents and lawyers: “It didn’t matter anymore. It was me and my parts up there. I had decisions to make. I went to the projection booth, slapped Paul across the face, left, went to my car, and called my lawyer.”
Sharon has said she was told the film could not be released in the form it was in as it would get an NC-17 rating – seen as a downer for box office profits – but the film was submitted to the Motion Picture Association of America seven times until it got a more mass audience-friendly R rating.Article content
Sharon also said at the GQ Awards in 2019 about the scene: “Some years ago I was sitting on a sound stage, and my director said, ‘Can you hand me your underpants because we’re seeing them in the scene and you shouldn’t have underpants on, but we won’t see anything.'” She then asked the audience to copy her leg cross, before declaring: “Do you feel empowered? Maybe not.”
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