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Basic Instinct 2 comes unrated, rated on DVD and in Blu-ray in July

By Patrick Luce May 23, 2006, 0:13 GMT

In this sequel Stone\'s Catherine Tramell relocates from San Francisco to London and quickly finds herself on the wrong side of the law. Morrissey plays a criminal psychologist assigned the task of evaluating her by Scotland Yard. She may finally have met her match in the shrink. ...more

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Basic Instinct 2 on two DVD formats, theatrical rated R version and a never-before-seen Unrated version, and in a rated R version on Blu-ray on July 11. The unrated and R rated DVDs will have a suggested retail price of $26.96. The Blu-ray rated R version will have a suggested retail price of $38.95.

Hollywood’s leading lady Sharon Stone is back and on the wrong side of the law once again as best-selling crime novelist Catherine Tramell in the slick and sexy sequel to the Oscar-nominated thriller, Basic Instinct.  David Morrissey (Captain Corelli’s Mandolin), Charlotte Rampling (Swimming Pool, The Statement), David Thewlis (Kingdom of Heaven, Seven Years in Tibet) and Hugh Dancy (King Arthur, Black Hawk Down) complete the cast of characters caught up in Tramell’s (Stone) web of lies and seduction.  The film is directed by Michael Caton-Jones (City by the Sea, The Jackal, Rob Roy) and executive produced by Denise O’Dell and Mark Albela (Kingdom of Heaven, Sahara). 

The film follows London psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass (Morrissey) - the type of man crime novelist Catherine Tramell (Stone) loves to pick at. He is successful, thriving, respected, intelligent and at the top of his game.  When a famous professional athlete is mysteriously murdered, Detective Superintendent Roy Washburn (Thewlis) asks Glass to analyze potential suspect Catherine Tramell, a sexy American crime novelist infamous for her fiction turning into reality.

The magnetism between the two is immediate and Glass is intrigued by Catherine both mentally and physically.  But, professional boundaries are blurred as Glass becomes engulfed in Tramell’s sea of lies, seduction and intrigue.  Glass soon finds himself head-to-head with Tramell in a battle of wits as more mysterious deaths occur, sometimes too close to home.  Ultimately, this battle leads to the film’s climax when Glass must decide between right and wrong – life or death.  

The Unrated version of the DVD’s special features will include:

Deleted Scenes
Between the Sheets: A Look Inside the Making of Basic Instinct 2
PLUS, Never-Before-Scene Bonus Footage
Director Commentary
 
The R-rated DVD  special features will include:

Between the Sheets: A Look Inside the Making of Basic Instinct 2
Director Commentary

Basic Instinct 2 (Unrated) is available for pre-order at Amazon. It is also available for pre-order at AmazonUK for an August 7th release date. Visit the DVD’s database for more information.