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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…
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Deluge of so-called psychological and "erotic" thrillers that started in 1987 with *Fatal Attraction* and reached its peak in 1992 with *Basic Instinct*, simply had to inspire at least one Hollywood parody. This task was given to Carl Reiner, director who had done the similar job in his 1982 film noir parody/homage *Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid*. Eleven years later result of his efforts was comedy *Fatal Instinct*. Pro…More
