Sharon Stone Says She Didn't Want to Wear Her 'Tits on a Platter' in “Basic Instinct” Interrogation Scene
Sharon Stone Says She Didn't Want to Wear Her 'Tits on a Platter' in “Basic Instinct” Interrogation Scene
Virginia ChamleeFri, May 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM UTC
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Sharon Stone
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Sharon Stone is sharing how her iconic all-white outfit in Basic Instinct came to be
The 1992 film starred Stone as crime novelist Catherine Tramell, who is implicated in a murder investigation
One scene saw Stone being interrogated by law enforcement officers in a skirt, when she famously crosses then uncrosses her legs
Sharon Stone is sharing how her now-iconic all-white outfit in one of Basic Instinct's most well-known scenes came to be.
Basic Instinct premiered in 1992 and starred Stone, 68, as crime novelist Catherine Tramell, who is implicated in a murder investigation spearheaded by Detective Nick Curran (played by Michael Douglas). The pair ultimately becomes entwined in a complicated relationship in the erotic crime thriller.
One scene sees Stone being interrogated by police officers when she crosses and then uncrosses her legs to reveal she has nothing on underneath her white skirt and matching mock turtleneck.
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Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct
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In an interview with Harper's Bazaar, Stone spoke about how her costume in the interrogation scene (which is reportedly among the most-paused scenes in all of movie history) was chosen, saying, "the director [Paul Verhoeven] and I spoke about what I would wear for the interrogation scene."
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"I was feeling kind of a bit of pressure, and I said, 'Well, I certainly hope you don't think I'm going to wear my t--- on a platter.' And he said, 'I don't care if you wear a turtleneck and your hair in a bun.' And that is how we designed the costume with the mock turtleneck and my hair up in a twist," Stone explained.
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She added: "Even though she is being interrogated, she's choosing when she's going to expose, what she's going to expose. It's this way of showing things, so you think you're just getting everything, but you're not getting anything at all. It was a very interesting setup — costume, form, function, behavior."
The film will be getting the reboot treatment, which was announced in July, though Stone has said there doesn't seem to be a need for a revival, especially if the plot remains the same.
"If it goes the way the one that I was in went, I will just say, I don't know why you'd do it," she said in an interview with TODAY. "I mean, go ahead, but good f---ing luck."
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