Fatal Instinct
“Sex, murder and revenge were never this funny.”
1993•PG-13•1h 30m•5.5•Released
ComedyCrime
Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana and her lover are planning to murder Ned in an elaborate fashion so they can collect on his triple indemnity life insurance policy.
Director
Carl Reiner
Writer
David O'Malley
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$8M
Languages
Yiddish, English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Armand Assante
Ned Ravine
Sherilyn Fenn
Laura Lincolnberry
Kate Nelligan
Lana Ravine
Sean Young
Lola Cain
Christopher McDonald
Frank Kelbo
James Remar
Max Shady
Tony Randall
Judge Skanky
Clarence Clemons
Clarence
Keith Campbell
Murder Investigator
Michael Cumpsty
Laura's Husband
Bob Uecker
Himself
Eartha Kitt
Trial Judge
Bill Cobbs
Man in Park
Kevin Michael Richardson
Bailiff
Bunny Summers
Train Passenger
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Pierce Gardner
Producer
Katie Jacobs
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