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Appearing in 1992’sBasic Instinctchanged the course of Sharon Stone’s career forever. For those unfamiliar with her scene (that sparked controversy) inBasic Instinct, the then-32-year-old Stone was instructed to remove her underpants and perform. There, she crosses and uncrosses her leg.
The film became a commercial success and is known for its creative picturization of sexuality in Hollywood cinema. It still remains a cult classic—thanks to that (controversial) scene.
But, the fact would be hard to swallow that the actress was paid just $500,000 USD compared to her male co-star, Michael Douglas—who earned a whopping $14 million. Although, Stone found her own way to compensate for her salary.
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Sharon Stone Kept White Dress FromBasic InstinctScene to Compensate Unfair Pay Gap
In a first-person essay forInStyle, the 63-year-old explained that the scene was many pages long and she worked really hard to perfect it.
But still, the actress didn’t receive a good amount of money for that. So, she found her own way. Stone kept the“white dress and coat,”from the interrogation room scene. Though theTotal Recallstar has never worn the dress since then, she has it“hermetically sealed like a piece of art or a very cool time capsule.”
At that time, people thought that she had gone “crazy,” but keeping the costume from the movie seemed to be a really smart thing to compensate with the salary she has received.
And now, whenever Stone look back at the dress, she really feels proud because she learned how to speak up for herself.
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Sharon Stone Recounts Controversial Scene inBasic Instinct
Sharon Stonealso explained in the essay for InStyle that how got ready for the controversial scene.“From the moment I read the script, I knew I was the right person for the role,”Stone wrote.
For her role as Catherine Tramell—a brilliant bisexual and alleged serial killer—she collaborated with costume designer Ellen Mirojnick. She then explained that Mirijnick took her to Rodeo Drive and said,“You [referring to Sharon Stone] can pick out any one thing that you want for your character.”They then decided to go for all-white because her“character had a very Hitchcockian vibe.”
Stone recalled when the director, Paul Verhoeven, asked her to remove her underwear. The cinematographer assured her that they could not see anything past her skirt. But when she saw the movie, she was shocked. However, she eventually negotiated with keeping that tiny white dress, so it was all worth it for her.
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Shreya Jha
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Meet Shreya, FandomWire’s go-to Pop-Culture Writer. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism and a pop culture obsession that rivals even the most die-hard ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel fans.Her articles have been published in Animated Times, Creator Mail, and The Luxxe Mag. When Shreya’s not busy dishing out hot takes, she is lost in the world of rom-coms.
