Fatal Instinct
| Year: | 1993 |
| Production Co: | MGM |
| Studio: | MGM |
| Director: | Carl Reiner |
| Cast: | Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn, Sean Young, John Witherspoon, James Remar |
One of the rash of stupid Flying High-inspired rip-offs that sunk like a stone on video and with good reason - most, like this film, weren't funny.
If veteran comic director Carl Reiner needed to send a message to Hollywood saying he was washed up, this was it. Ripping off the sexy murder mystery thrillers of the Verhoeven/Esterhas heyday, it pits Armand Assante as the hero finding his way through contrived and unfunny send ups of Basic Instinct, Sleep With the Enemy et al.
If veteran comic director Carl Reiner needed to send a message to Hollywood saying he was washed up, this was it. Ripping off the sexy murder mystery thrillers of the Verhoeven/Esterhas heyday, it pits Armand Assante as the hero finding his way through contrived and unfunny send ups of Basic Instinct, Sleep With the Enemy et al.