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Fatal Instinct

Fatal Instinct

Fatal Instinct

Fatal Instinct

Sex, murder and revenge were never this funny.

1993•1h 30m•

★5.5(165 ratings)

ComedyCrime

Overview

Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana and her lover are planning to murder Ned in an elaborate fashion so they can collect on his triple indemnity life insurance policy.

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Main Cast

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Ned Ravine

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Laura Lincolnberry

Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Lana Ravine

Sean Young

Sean Young

Lola Cain

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Frank Kelbo

James Remar

James Remar

Max Shady

Tony Randall

Tony Randall

Judge Skanky

Clarence Clemons

Clarence Clemons

Clarence

Keith Campbell

Keith Campbell

Murder Investigator

Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty

Laura's Husband

Bob Uecker

Bob Uecker

Himself

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

Trial Judge

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Carl Reiner
Second Unit Director: M. James Arnett
First Assistant Director: Marty P. Ewing
Script Supervisor: Larry K. Johnson

Writing

Writer: David O'Malley

Production

Executive Producer: Pieter Jan Brugge
Producer: Pierce Gardner
Producer: Katie Jacobs
Casting: Renee Rousselot

Music & Sound

Sound Recordist: David Behle
Sound Recordist: Jack Keller
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Richard Portman
Original Music Composer: Richard Gibbs
Supervising Sound Editor: Bruce Fortune
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Greg P. Russell

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Gabriel Beristain

Editing

Editor: Bud Molin
Editor: Stephen R. Myers

Art Direction

Production Design: Sandy Veneziano
Set Decoration: Chris A. Butcher
Art Direction: Daniel Maltese

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Albert Wolsky

Keywords

spoofprivate detective

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Sex, murder and revenge were never this funny."

#2

The film had a budget of $10.0M but only grossed $7.8M, losing $2.2M at the box office.

#3

The runtime is 90 minutes (1h 30m).

#4

The film was directed by Carl Reiner.

#5

The screenplay was written by David O'Malley.

#6

The score was composed by Richard Gibbs.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Gabriel Beristain.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0106873.

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Rating

5.5/10

Average

165 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Fatal Instinct

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG-13

Language:

, English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$10,000,000

Revenue:

$7,839,327

Production Companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer