basic instinct movie

 still working my way through the DVD movies recently purchased from half price books. this morning it was 'basic instinct', with Michael Douglas, and Sharon stone. i had heard about this one for a while, including it being name-checked on an episode of 'young Sheldon'. and now an episode of 'the simpsons' made more sense when groundskeeper willie crossed his legs, showing no undies, which would be a parody of this movie. it is a thriller, and i do like thrillers. this one did keep me guessing until the end. when a sports car was wrecked i said 'waste of a good car'. this was when someone tried to kill the cop, played by Douglas. it had some other cast members that i recognized, including Chelcie ross, Wayne knight, and Jeanne tripplehorn. liked seeing a Bart Simpson keychain in it, and a clip from an episode of 'the Jeffersons'. the show's theme song was also listed in the closing credits. since it was made more than thirty years ago, a few things in it now make it look dated. this would be using a public pay phone, and the cop driving a Plymouth. of course, one is largely obsolete now, and the other is a now-defunct car brand. thankful i finally saw this one. when it finished i got started on the next thing right away, watching a college basketball game. my school, the Iowa Hawkeyes, were on fox, playing USC, women's basketball. the game had just barely started. Iowa raced to a big lead, but USC closed the gap and led by a point at the half. but Iowa found a way to win by seven, on the day of the retirement of Caitlin Clark's uniform number. hard to understand how at times that Iowa seemed baffled by the other team using full-court press, when that can be overcome by just passing. there was mention by Caitlin how her pro team, the Indiana fever, would be playing a game in Iowa city. i found it online, this is an exhibition against the Brazilian national team in early May. hopefully it will be on TV somewhere. in the evening i went to perform, including bank stories as well as 'weird interactions with the general public'. i called my dad late in the evening, one thing notable about it was hearing more about his favorite uncle. during my walks i found 1 cent.