Editing Basic Instinct (section)

===MPAA rating===
''Basic Instinct'' is rated R for "strong violence and sensuality, and for drug use and language". Initially, the film was given an [[NC-17]] rating by the [[MPAA]] for "graphic depictions of extremely explicit violence, sexual content and strong language". However, under pressure from TriStar and Carolco, Verhoeven cut 35 to 40 seconds from the film to achieve an R rating.<ref name="nyt920315"/> Verhoeven described the changes in a March 1992 article in ''[[The New York Times]]'':{{cquote|Actually, I didn't have to cut many things, but I replaced things from different angles, made it a little more elliptical, a bit less direct.<ref name="nyt920315"/>}}