sharon stone was passed over for a role in basic instinct
she became a sex symbol and rose to international recognition with her starring role as catherine tramell in another verhoeven film  the erotic thriller basic instinct lrb 1992 rrb  for which she received her first golden globe award nomination for best actress in a motion picture  drama
basic instinct is a 1992 neonoir erotic thriller film directed by paul verhoeven and written by joe eszterhas  and starring michael douglas and sharon stone