Why did Nick kill Beth Garner in "Basic Instinct"?
Since Nick goes to the elevator to save Gus, so he must have noticed the "elevator killing" page from Catherine's book. Thus, he must have known that Catherine is the killer. Why then did he shot Beth?
Who convinced Beth to be at that hotel at that time?
Best Answer
According to Wikipedia:
Beth unexpectedly arrives and explains that she received a message to meet Gus. Nick suspects Beth has murdered Gus and, believing that she is reaching for a gun, shoots her, but discovers that Beth was only fiddling with an ornament on her key chain.
Why Beth is there? We can only rely on what she said.
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Basic Instinct (1992) - Jeanne Tripplehorn as Dr. Beth Garner - IMDb.What happened to Nick Curran in Basic Instinct 2?
Suspect murderess Catherine Tramell has moved to London after having stabbed San Francisco homicide detective Nick Curran (well played by Michael Douglas in the first film) to death with her notorious ice pick.Did Catherine do it in Basic Instinct?
Ultimately, all roads lead to Catherine Tramell being the real killer in Basic Instinct. The final shot of the ice pick under the bed suggests she was intending to kill Detective Nick Curran in a similar way to Johnny Boz at the beginning of the film.Who was nick in Basic Instinct?
Detective Nick Curran is the main protagonist of Paul Verhoeven's 1992 movie, Basic Instinct. He was portrayed by Michael Douglas, who also played Hank Pym in the 2015 superhero film Ant-Man and its 2018 sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp.basic instinct - who is the real ice pick killer?
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When I first saw Basic Instinct, I thought "it is a simple story, Cat framed Beth" but after seeing it recently, now I see there was a murder coven and Cat wanted out. Nick had no idea, he was played by all of them in a twisted fantasy game.
Spoilers for Vertigo:
So it plays like a happy ending version of Vertigo.
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