Fatal Instinct

Fatal Instinct (1993)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (20 reviews)

  • 37% of users liked it
    (5,430 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 Sean Young. A dash of… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By
Carl Reiner
Written By
David O'Malley
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 29, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Apr 1, 2003
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Brian Lowry, Variety

    The filmmakers have provided critics ample artillery by prominently featuring a skunk in this thuddingly flat spoof of erotic thrillers.

  • 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.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    A collection of gags that vary much too wildly in terms of timing and wit.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Small jokes are buried under elaborate setups. Sight gags are repeated to the point of exhaustion.

  • 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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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This outrageous spoof movie is a little too much for it's own good most of the time, so it's not as funny as it could be. Overall, it's okay, though, it's entertaining enough for the most part.

  • Wahida K


    Sex, murder and revenge were never this funny. I must say not one of the best spoof but not bad. It has alot of LOL moments.

  • Martin S


    I didn't see the whole movie....but it was fun

  • Dean M


    Good hit-and-miss spoofs from the following late 1980s thriller movies. This goofy movie makes me laugh.

  • Deb S


    "Fatal Instinct" is another very funny spoof that pokes fun at many thrillers including yeah you guessed it, "Basic Instinct" and "Fatal Attraction". Armand Assante was surprisingly good in this comedy and plays Ned Ravine, a cop and a lawyer. He has only… More

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