TV Guide: Fatal Instinct

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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400

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Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:07:44 -0400

Director Carl Reiner has a comic go at the recent spree of erotic crime thrillers... Cop Armand Assante is assigned to investigate a "kinky" murder. He is also, improbably, the prosecuting attorney. The resident femme fatale in the case is Sean Young. Meanwhile, Assante's wife (Kate Nelligan) is plotting her husband's demise in a BODY HEAT mode. Tony Randall appears as an (amusing) judge. The effective (if not quite serious) jazz score is performed by Clarence Clemons, who appears onscreen during crucial plot moments to toot his sax. Look for "homages" to PRETTY WOMAN, CAPE FEAR, DOUBLE INDEMNITY and others, including, of course, FATAL ATTRACTION.

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Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:06:10 -0400

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Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:55:02 -0400

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, All Movie Guide.