Daily Dialogue — October 7, 2017

John Correli: Were you ever engaged in any sadomasochistic activity? Catherine: Exactly what did you have in mind, Mr. Correli?

— Basic Instinct (1992), written by Joe Eszterhas

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Interrogation.

Trivia: Sharon Stone’s infamous leg-uncrossing scene was not in Joe Eszterhas’ original script. It was thought up by Paul Verhoeven while the movie was being shot. It was based on a memory of Verhoeven’s college years, when a woman at a party had done the exact same thing to embarrass him.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Classic femme fatale stuff in this scene, the woman playing with the men. Who’s interrogating whom?