Basic Instinct/Home media

Timeline

North American Releases

Format	Cover	Release Date(s)	Publisher	Notes
VHS		October 14, 1992	Carolco/Live Home Video
				Widescreen Director's Cut
Laserdisc		January 26, 1993	Live Home Video
DVD		August 27, 1997	Live Entertainment
		September 18, 2001	Artisan Home Entertainment	Special Edition
		March 14, 2006	Lionsgate Home Entertainment	Ultimate Director's Cut Edition
Blu-ray		May 29, 2007		Unrated Director's Cut
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray		April 15, 2025		Lionsgate Limited

International Releases

Format	Cover	Release Date(s)	Publisher	Notes
Blu-ray		June 14, 2021	StudioCanal	UK release
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Supplements

1992 VHS (Version #1)

Opening And Closing To Basic Instinct 1992 VHS

	Video
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10	Basic Instinct
11
12
13

1992 VHS (Version #2)

	Video
1
2
3	Basic Instinct
4

1992 VHS - Widescreen Director's Cut

	Video
1
2
3
4	A B C D E
5	Basic Instinct
6	Original Theatrical Trailer
7	Uncut Trailer
8	Cast and Crew Interviews
9
10

1993 Laserdisc

	Video
1
2
3	Basic Instinct
4

1997 DVD

	Video
1
2	Basic Instinct
3
4
5	A B C D E F

1997 DVD Menu

Menus	Features
Scene Index	1. Opening Credits 2. Johnny Boz and the Ice Pick 3. A Retired Rock n' Roll Star 4. His and Her Picassos 5. Roxy 6. Catherin Tramell 7. Therapy Session 8. The Facts 9. Love Hurts 10. A Devious Diabolical Mind 11. The Prime Suspect 12. Interrogation 13. Beating the Machine 14. Black Jack Shooter 15. Her Favorite Patient 16. Shrunk in the Head 17. Following Her Lead 18. Hazel Dobkins 19. Rough Edges 20. Confidential File 21. Friendly Little Therapist 22. Shot at the Close Range 23. Curran Suspended 24. A Possible Wacko 25. A Shooter Without a Gun 26. "What Do You Want, Catherine?" 27. Catherine at Play 28. Basic Instinct 29. "You Like Watching, Don't You?" 30. The Beach 31. An Old City Cowboy 32. The Black Lotus 33. Psychiatric Evaluation 34. Consoling Catherine 35. No Luck with Women 36. Fixing Her Family 37. School Records 38. Hanging on with Murderers 39. "Who is Lisa Hoberman?" 40. College Experiments 41. "What Happened to Berkley?" 42. A Second Chance 43. A New Twist 44. Some Kind of Joke 45. Long Lost Roommate 46. Gus Gets It 47. Somebody Has to Die 48. The Pieces Fit 49. Minks and Rug Rats 50. End Credits
Language Selection	English 5.1 Dolby Digital English Audio Description Spanish 2.0 Dolby Surround
Subtitles	English French Spanish
Special Features	Cast and Filmmakers Production Notes Theatrical Teaser Theatrical Trailer

2001 DVD - Special Edition

	Video
1
2
3	Basic Instinct Special Edition
4
5
6
7
8	A B C D E F

2001 DVD Menu - Special Edition

Menus	Features
Scene Index	1. Opening Credits 2. Crime Scene 3. Nice Girl 4. Sex, Drugs and Rock-N-Roll 5. Someone Very Dangerous 6. No Alibi, No Motive 7. Nothing to Hide 8. Hard 9. "See Where She Leads" 10. Rough Edges 11. Going After Nilsen 12. Mind Games 13. Breaking the Ice 14. Clubbin' 15. Basic Instinct 16. The Beach 17. Drunk Cowboy 18. Chicken 19. Manipulators 20. Lisa Hoberman 21. Berkely '83 22. Like Minks 23. Dr. Joseph Garner 24. Shooter 25. Climax 26. Evidence 27. Closing Credits
Set-Up	AUDIO English 5.1 Dolby Digital English 2.0 Dolby Surround SUBTITLES English French Spanish
Special Features	Introduction by Sharon Stone Filmmaker Commentary A Conversation with Sharon Stone Blonde Poison: The Making of Basic Instinct Cleaning Up Basic Instinct Theatrical Teaser Theatrical Trailer
Screen Tests	Sharon Stone Jeanne Tripplehorn
Storyboard Comparisons	Car Chase Love Scene Elevator Murder

2003/2006 DVD Menu - Ultimate Edition Director's Cut

Menus	Features
Scene Index	1. Opening Credits 2. Tie Me Up 3. Crime Scene 4. Nice Girl 5. Sex, Drugs and Rock-N-Roll 6. Someone Very Dangerous 7. No Alibi, No Motive 8. Nothing to Hide 9. Hard 10. "See Where She Leads" 11. Rough Edges 12. Going After Nilsen 13. Mind Games 14. Breaking the Ice 15. Clubbin' 16. Basic Instinct 17. The Beach 18. Drunk Cowboy 19. Chicken 20. Manipulators 21. Lisa Hoberman 22. Berkely '83 23. Like Minks 24. Dr. Joseph Garner 25. Shooter 26. Climax 27. Evidence 28. Rugrats 29. Closing Credits
Set-Up	AUDIO English 5.1 Dolby Digital English 2.0 Dolby Surround SUBTITLES English French Spanish
Special Features	Introduction by Sharon Stone Filmmaker Commentary A Conversation with Sharon Stone Blonde Poison: The Making of Basic Instinct Cleaning Up Basic Instinct Theatrical Teaser Theatrical Trailer
Screen Tests	Sharon Stone Jeanne Tripplehorn
Storyboard Comparisons	Car Chase Love Scene Elevator Murder

2007 Blu-ray - Unrated Director's Cut

Menus	Features
Scene Index	Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16
Set-Up	AUDIO English 6.1 DTS-HD High Resolution English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround-EX SUBTITLES English Spanish
Special Features	Audio Commentary with Director Paul Verhoeven Author Commentary Blonde Poison: The Making of Basic Instinct Cleaning Up Basic Instinct Theatrical Teaser Theatrical Trailer
Screen Tests	Sharon Stone Jeanne Tripplehorn
Storyboard Comparisons	Car Chase Love Scene Elevator Murder