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Instinct (1999 film)

August 20, 2023

Instinct is a 1999 American psychological thriller film, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., George Dzundza, Donald Sutherland, and Maura Tierney. It was very loosely inspired by Ishmael, a novel by Daniel Quinn.[1] In the United States, the film had the working title Ishmael. In 2000, the film was nominated for and won a Genesis Award in the category of feature film. This was the first film produced by Spyglass Entertainment.

Instinct
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJon Turteltaub
Screenplay byGerald Di Pego
Story byGerald Di Pego
Based onIshmael
by Daniel Quinn
Produced byMichael Taylor
Barbara Boyle
Starring
CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot
Edited byRichard Francis-Bruce
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • June 4, 1999 (1999-06-04)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million
Box office$34.1 million

Plot

The film examines the mind of anthropologist Ethan Powell who had been missing for a few years, living in the jungle of Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with mountain gorillas. He is convicted of killing and injuring several supposed Wilderness Park Rangers in East Africa, and is sent to prison. A bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder, tries to find out why he killed them, but becomes entangled in a quest to learn the true history and nature of humankind, stating that civilization has steadily destroyed the natural world, advocating that humans abandon this. Eventually it is revealed that during the course of Powell's stay with the gorillas, they accepted him as part of their group; he was attempting to protect his great ape family when the poachers arrived and started shooting them. He gets a hearing to reveal the truth, but an attack by a vicious guard on another prisoner causes Powell to be reminded of the killed gorillas, at which point he violently attacks the guard to stop him, is restrained and stops talking again. At the end of the film, Powell escapes from prison using a pen to dig out the lock on a window, and heads back to Africa.

Cast

Production

In production in 1998. Principal photography began on January 26, and ended on August 8, 1998.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a critic score of 26% based on reviews from 65 critics. The site's consensus states: "A convoluted and predictable plot overshadows the performances."[2] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]

James Berardinelli gave the film 2.5 out 4 describing the film as having "Solid directing and good acting!"[4]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film 1.5 stars out of 4.[5]

Box office

The film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $34,105,207 in the United States and Canada.[6] The film won a Genesis Award for its themes of animal rights.[7] On the day of the premiere for this film in Orlando, FL, Cuba Gooding, Jr. added his handprints to a star outside of the Chinese Theater at MGM Studios, a park at Walt Disney World. This walk of fame is a replica of the famous Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.

Soundtrack

Instinct
Film score by
Danny Elfman
Released1999
Danny Elfman chronology
Men in Black
(1997) 		Instinct
(1999) 		Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
  1. "Main Title"
  2. "Into the Wild"
  3. "Back to the Forest"
  4. "Everybody Goes"
  5. "The Killing"
  6. "The Riot"
  7. "Escape"
  8. "End Credits"

References

  1. ^ O'Hehir, Andrew (June 5, 1999). "Instinct review". Salon.com. from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Instinct". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Instinct reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  4. ^ Berardinelli, James. "Reelviews Movie Reviews". Reelviews Movie Reviews.
  5. ^ Ebert, Roger (1999). "Instinct movie review & film summary (1999)". RogerEbert.com/.
  6. ^ "Instinct (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  7. ^ "Genesis Awards 2000". IMDb.

External links

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Instinct is a 1999 American psychological thriller film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Anthony Hopkins Cuba Gooding Jr George Dzundza Donald Sutherland and Maura Tierney It was very loosely inspired by Ishmael a novel by Daniel Quinn 1 In the United States the film had the working title Ishmael In 2000 the film was nominated for and won a Genesis Award in the category of feature film This was the first film produced by Spyglass Entertainment InstinctTheatrical release posterDirected byJon TurteltaubScreenplay byGerald Di PegoStory byGerald Di PegoBased onIshmaelby Daniel QuinnProduced byMichael Taylor Barbara BoyleStarringAnthony Hopkins Cuba Gooding Jr Donald Sutherland Maura Tierney George Dzundza John AshtonCinematographyPhilippe RousselotEdited byRichard Francis BruceMusic byDanny ElfmanProductioncompaniesTouchstone Pictures Spyglass EntertainmentDistributed byBuena Vista Pictures DistributionRelease dateJune 4 1999 1999 06 04 Running time124 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 60 millionBox office 34 1 million Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 4 1 Box office 5 Soundtrack 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThis article needs an improved plot summary You can provide one by editing this article February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The film examines the mind of anthropologist Ethan Powell who had been missing for a few years living in the jungle of Uganda s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with mountain gorillas He is convicted of killing and injuring several supposed Wilderness Park Rangers in East Africa and is sent to prison A bright young psychiatrist Theo Caulder tries to find out why he killed them but becomes entangled in a quest to learn the true history and nature of humankind stating that civilization has steadily destroyed the natural world advocating that humans abandon this Eventually it is revealed that during the course of Powell s stay with the gorillas they accepted him as part of their group he was attempting to protect his great ape family when the poachers arrived and started shooting them He gets a hearing to reveal the truth but an attack by a vicious guard on another prisoner causes Powell to be reminded of the killed gorillas at which point he violently attacks the guard to stop him is restrained and stops talking again At the end of the film Powell escapes from prison using a pen to dig out the lock on a window and heads back to Africa Cast EditAnthony Hopkins as Dr Ethan Powell Cuba Gooding Jr as Dr Theo Caulder Donald Sutherland as Professor Ben Hillard Maura Tierney as Lynn Powell George Dzundza as Dr John Murray John Ashton as Dacks Ivonne Coll as Dr Marzuez John Aylward as Warden Keefer Rex Linn as Alan Tracey Ellis as Annie Marc Macaulay as Foley Verne Troyer as Gorilla Tory Kittles as PrisonerProduction EditIn production in 1998 Principal photography began on January 26 and ended on August 8 1998 Reception EditThe film received mixed reviews Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a critic score of 26 based on reviews from 65 critics The site s consensus states A convoluted and predictable plot overshadows the performances 2 Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 3 James Berardinelli gave the film 2 5 out 4 describing the film as having Solid directing and good acting 4 Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film 1 5 stars out of 4 5 Box office Edit The film was a box office bomb grossing only 34 105 207 in the United States and Canada 6 The film won a Genesis Award for its themes of animal rights 7 On the day of the premiere for this film in Orlando FL Cuba Gooding Jr added his handprints to a star outside of the Chinese Theater at MGM Studios a park at Walt Disney World This walk of fame is a replica of the famous Walk of Fame in Hollywood California Soundtrack EditInstinctFilm score by Danny ElfmanReleased1999Danny Elfman chronologyMen in Black 1997 Instinct 1999 Sleepy Hollow 1999 Main Title Into the Wild Back to the Forest Everybody Goes The Killing The Riot Escape End Credits References Edit O Hehir Andrew June 5 1999 Instinct review Salon com Archived from the original on January 6 2014 Retrieved February 4 2012 Instinct Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved June 3 2023 Instinct reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved February 4 2012 Berardinelli James Reelviews Movie Reviews Reelviews Movie Reviews Ebert Roger 1999 Instinct movie review amp film summary 1999 RogerEbert com Instinct 1999 Box Office Mojo Internet Movie Database Retrieved February 4 2012 Genesis Awards 2000 IMDb External links EditInstinct at IMDb Instinct at AllMovie Instinct at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Instinct 1999 film amp oldid 1160562445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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