Basic Instinct Trivia

1. How was Johnny Boz murdered in the beginning of the movie?

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Answer: He was stabbed numerous times with an icepick.

Johnny Boz was a retired rock star turned bar owner. He was last seen with Catherine Tramell, a beautiful and wealthy author who had previously published a novel about a rock star murdered in the same manner. She was the original prime suspect.

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Answer: Clear/None

She has a French style manicure. Her nails are clear with white tips.

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Answer: Catherine

Catherine Tramell, to be exact. It's even shown onscreen when the woman at Berkeley is checking their files.

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Answer: Fillmore

Nick to Gus: "Mid 60s he had 5 or 6 hits. Got a club down on Fillmore now."
Gus: "Not now he don't."

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Answer: Shooter

Catherine calls him this to irritate him at first, and then makes 'Shooter' the title of her book. It's the nickname the Internal Affairs Investigator gave to him.

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Answer: "What are you going to do, charge me with smoking?"

This was said when Catherine was being interrogated. She lit up a cigarette and smoked it all the way through while the detectives questioned her. The line was later used by Nick when he was questioned for Nilsen's murder.

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Answer: 54

Gus: "Maybe the maid did it."
Lt. Walker: "She's 54 years old and 240 pounds."

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Answer: Literature and Psychology

Nick: 'You enjoy playing games, don't you Ms. Tramell?' Catherine: 'I have a degree in psychology, I'm supposed to.'

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Answer: He shot a few people while working undercover.

Nick Curran was a detective assigned to the Boz murder case. He had an affair with Catherine although he got a little edgy that she knew so much about him, despite his claim that he was unpredictable.

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Answer: How are you Nick?

Nick reveals in this scene that he has not had anything to drink in 3 months, though he admits to growing calluses on his hands. Jeanne Tripplehorn played Dr. Elisabeth Garner. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Answer: Joe Eszterhas

Alan Ball wrote 'American Beauty'. David Mamet wrote 'Heist' and Kenneth Lonergan wrote 'You Can Count On Me'. Joe Eszterhas also wrote 'Showgirls'.

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Answer: Nilsen

Nilsen was a fellow detective who sold Nick's files to Catherine. Nick attacked Nilsen for this and Nilsen was later found murdered in his car. Nick was a suspect for a while and was later put on psychiatric leave for his action.

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Answer: 31

He was stabbed in the neck and chest and there were no usable prints. Johnny was played by Bill Cable. Bill was killed in a motorcycle accident in March 1998.

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Answer: 405

Of course it's a trap, and Gus winds up getting killed when he steps off the elevator. As it turns out, Suite 405 doesn't even exist!

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Answer: The Jeffersons

Beth was a psychiatrist and Nick's former girlfriend. She came to see if he was alright after the attack on Nilsen, but Nick angrily told her to leave. This cleared him of Nilsen's murder. "The Jeffersons" episode featured that famous line from Florence, the maid, "George Jefferson is unfair, he's short with no hair".

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Answer: 30

This is revealed after Nick and Gus have met Catherine. Beth had a short term relationship with Catherine while they were in college.

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Answer: "Nah, you'll just fall in love with me."

Nick was still trying to prove Catherine was guilty of the murder of Johnny Boz. After her statement, he said "I'm in love with you already, but I'll nail you anyway.".

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Answer: 67

Nick calls Gus up to tell him this after reading this section of the book. The book provided Catherine with a built in alibi. It also did not hurt that she passed the lie detector test, also known as a polygraph.

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Answer: Jeanne Tripplehorn

She's been in quite a few movies, such as 'Mickey Blue Eyes' with Hugh Grant and 'Sliding Doors' with Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Answer: Roxy hit him with her car.

Roxy was Catherine's girlfriend who was jealous of Nick. After hitting him, she fled and led Nick on a high-speed chase which resulted in her falling into a ravine, causing her death. Gus was Nick's friend and fellow detective who was murdered near the end of the movie.

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Answer: Dr. Lamott

Dr. Lamont was brought in as an expert to consult in the case. While the real killer, Beth, sat right next to him. Stephen Tobolowsky played Dr. Lamott. Stephen was born in Dallas, Texas. He has appeared in numerous projects. Among them are "Great Balls of Fire", "Thelma and Louise", "Groundhog Day", "That 70s Show", and "Buffy The Vampire Slayer's Unaired Pilot" episode.

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Answer: charge me with smoking

Catherine is a character who challenges every authority and every rule she comes across!

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Answer: He got her name wrong.

Nick mistook the name as Oberman instead of Hoberman. Lisa Hoberman turned out to be Beth. She happened to know Catherine at Berkeley. Beth got married afterwards and changed her name.

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Answer: Would you tell us the nature of your relationship with Mr. Boz?

All of these questions, and more, were asked by the various men present. John Corelli (Wayne Night), Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), Gus Moran (George Dzundza), Captain Talcott (Chelcie Ross) and Lieutenant Walker (Denis Arndt) are all in the room during her interrogation.

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Answer: Cocaine

Catherine: 'Do you have any coke? I just love coke with Jack Daniels.' Nick: 'I've got a Pepsi in the fridge.' Catherine: 'Well, that's not really the same thing, now is it?'

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Answer: Beth

Nick had good reason to suspect Beth. Nilsen had files on her and was murdered afterwards. Nick found out her husband was murdered and there were no suspects. When Gus was killed, she was the first person he saw. He also found a blonde wig and icepick in her possession after he shot her for not keeping her hands erect after killing Gus.

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Answer: Her car goes into a ravine.

Nick thinks he's playing chicken with Catherine, but it's actually Roxy that drives the car over the edge of a construction site.

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Answer: Chuck

Craig C. Lewis played Chuck. Nick calls him Chuckie in the scene where he orders his double blackjack.

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Answer: Her keychain

He thinks she's reaching for her gun, but realizes she wasn't when he finds just her keyring in the pocket of her coat. "Shooter" strikes again!

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Answer: Bart Simpson

You see her keys in the scene where Nick forces himself on her. She seems to enjoy herself, but he is forceful. You see them again, more clearly, when she goes to his apartment to check on him after he attacks Nilson.

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