Crazy Instinct
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Crazy Instinct |
| Original title | Fatal instinct |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Carl Reiner |
| script | David O'Malley |
| production |
Pieter Jan Brugge , Pierce Gardner , Katie Jacobs |
| music | Richard Gibbs |
| camera | Gabriel Beristain |
| cut |
Bud Molin , Stephen R. Myers |
| occupation | |
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Crazy Instinct (alternative title: Alone among idiots ; original title: Fatal Instinct ) is an American crime comedy by Carl Reiner from 1993 .
action
Ned Ravine works as a police officer and as a criminal defense attorney. His clients include people he arrested as a police officer. His wife Lana cheats on him and wants to have him murdered.
Ravine's new client Lola Cain tries to seduce him. His secretary Laura Lincolnberry shows similar intentions. Max Shady, released from prison, seeks revenge on Ravine. He's chasing Ravine; he often hides behind a newspaper that reports on his escape on the first page.
Lana Ravine and her lover want to kill Ned on a train while Ned is going to a conference; however, the train attendant collects the passengers' firearms.
In the end it turns out that Lola Cain is a twin sister of Lana Ravine, her appearance changed after 53 operations. She wanted revenge on Lana for an event from the past by seducing Lana's husband. Eventually she drowns Lana in the bathtub of the Ravines' house. She then attacks Ned, whom Lincolnberry comes to aid.
Laura and Ned kiss. Lola and Lana regain consciousness. They arm themselves and pounce on the kissing couple; Lincolnberry shoots her.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the comedy was in the "seemingly endless" series of parodies of recent blockbusters. The films parodied would include Basic Instinct and A Disastrous Affair . Stylistically, the film is similar to the comedy The Incredible Journey in a Crazy Airplane . Most of the gags wouldn't work. Of the representations, only those of Armand Assante and Sherilyn Fenn are worth mentioning - although Assante doesn't play a chaotic police officer as well as Leslie Nielsen .
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on October 29, 1993 that the film was not particularly funny. It's hard to say why some parodies work and some don't. Maybe it had something to do with the representations; Armand Assante - who is one of the best actors of his generation - doesn't seem particularly weird in this film.
"Carl Reiner (" Dead people don't wear diamonds ") leads a parodic all-round attack against crime and erotic thrillers. Conclusion: amusing - but not all gags are right. "
“A parody that makes great use of various film genres. The enigmatic joke implicitly deals with the decay of ethical values in modern society, which is what makes the success of violent film genres possible. "
background
The film was shot in Los Angeles and San Diego . It grossed approximately $ 7.85 million in US cinemas .
Individual evidence
- ^ Review by James Berardinelli, accessed July 11, 2007
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert, accessed on July 11, 2007
- ↑ Crazy Instinct on cinema.de
- ↑ Crazy Instinct. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Filming locations for Fatal Instinct, accessed July 11, 2007
- ↑ Box office / business for Fatal Instinct, accessed July 11, 2007
Web links
- Fatal Instinct in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Crazy Instinct at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Crazy Instinct in the online movie database
- Crazy Instinct in the German dubbing index