Before starring together in "Basic Instinct," Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas had a heated argument that Stone says almost cost her the role.

The 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, which became a commercial success at the global box office, had a difficult time casting the actors in it.

Michael Douglas has pushed back on claims that he and Sharon Stone argued in a chance meeting before starring in “Basic Instinct” together. Stone, who recounted her break out role as villainess Catherine Tramell in the 1992 erotic thriller,