Fatal Instinct (1993)
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20% of critics liked it
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37% of users liked it
(5,524 ratings)
Fatal Instinct is an Airplane-style spoof of the late-'80s, early-'90s cycle of erotic crime thrillers. Setting the plot in motion is a kinky murder. Armand Assante plays the cop assigned to the case; he's also the prosecuting attorney; the "Sharon Stone" part is essayed by… More Fatal Instinct is an Airplane-style spoof of the late-'80s, early-'90s cycle of erotic crime thrillers. Setting the plot in motion is a kinky murder. Armand Assante plays the cop assigned to the case; he's also the prosecuting attorney; the "Sharon Stone" part is essayed by Sean Young. A dash of Body Heat is thrown in the pot as Assante's wife Kate Nelligan plots her hubby's demise. Tony Randall has a bit as a judge, while the film's semi-mocking jazz score is provided by Clarence Clemmons -- who shows up on screen to toot his sax at various crucial plot junctures. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Carl Reiner
- Written By
- David O'Malley
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 29, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Brian Lowry, Variety
The filmmakers have provided critics ample artillery by prominently featuring a skunk in this thuddingly flat spoof of erotic thrillers.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
It's a real pity, because Reiner has certainly been funnier and more inventive on other outings and Sherilyn Fenn makes a winsome gal Friday.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
A collection of gags that vary much too wildly in terms of timing and wit.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Small jokes are buried under elaborate setups. Sight gags are repeated to the point of exhaustion.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Maybe you'll be in the right mood and like this stuff. It looks good, and the actors are several notches above the usual parody cast in ability. And yet...
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Cast
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Armand Assante
as Ned Ravine
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Sherilyn Fenn
as Laura
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Kate Nelligan
as Lana Ravine
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Sean Young
as Lola Cain
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Christopher McDonald
as Frank Kelbo
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Tony Randall
as Judge Skanky
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James Remar
as Max Shady
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Savannah Smith Boucher
as Woman Juror
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Keith Campbell
as Murder Investigator
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Blake Clark
as Milo Crumley
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Michael Cumpsty
as Laura's Husband
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Julie Donatt
as Reporter
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David Greenlee
as Restroom Stall Patron
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Bernard Hiller
as Prison Reporter
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Casey King
as Prison Reporter
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Eartha Kitt
as First Trial Judge
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Laurie Lapinski
as Frightened Woman
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Harvey Levine
as Blind Guy
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George Lopez
as Murder Investigator
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Jane Lynch
as Prison Reporter
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Rosie O'Donnell
as Pet Store Owner
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Roger E. Reid
as Court Reporter
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Ronnie Schell
as Conductor
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Doc Severinsen
as Guest Musician
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Gregory Sporleder
as Court Clerk
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Bunny Summers
as Train Passenger
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Bob Uecker
as Sportscaster
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Jacob Vargas
as Flower Delivery Man
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John Witherspoon
as Arch
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Alex Zuckerman
as Jeff
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Clarence Clemons
as Himself
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Carl Reiner
as Judge Ben Arugula
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Mark Anthony
as Sports Announcer
- Renee Rousselot
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Suli McCullough
as Reporter
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Christopher Darga
as Prison Guard
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Lucy Lin
as Prison Reporter

