---
title: 'Fatal Instinct (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carl Reiner'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fatal-instinct-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106873/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fatal Instinct (1993)

1993 · 86 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Fatal Instinct is a 1993 American sex comedy thriller film directed by Carl Reiner. A parody of the erotic thriller genre, which at the time had reached its commercial peak, as well as being a pastiche of 1940s film noir and psychological thriller genres, in particular Double Indemnity, the film stars Armand Assante as lawyer/cop Ned Ravine who has an affair with a woman named Lola Cain. Kate Nelligan stars as Ned's wife and Sherilyn Fenn stars as his secretary. It also satirizes Sleeping With The Enemy many times. The film title is a combination of Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, both of which star Michael Douglas.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carl Reiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-reiner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-gibbs)
- **Producer:** [Katie Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-jacobs)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gabriel Beristáin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-beristain)

## Cast

- [Armand Assante](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-assante)
- [Rosie O'Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosie-o-donnell)
- [Kevin Michael Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-michael-richardson)
- [George Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lopez)
- [Bill Cobbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-cobbs)
- [Eartha Kitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/eartha-kitt)
- [Sean Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-young)
- [Clarence Clemons](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-clemons)
- [Christopher McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-mcdonald)
- [Jacob Vargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-vargas)
- [James Remar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-remar)
- [Gregory Sporleder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-sporleder)
- [Carl Reiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-reiner)
- [Kate Nelligan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-nelligan)
- [Jane Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-lynch)

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