The Louis Theroux Podcast

S2 EP8: Sharon Stone discusses facing off with Robert Mugabe, lifting weights with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and her calamitous dating app experiences.

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Episode notes

Louis spends an evening getting to know Sharon Stone – 90s movie icon and star of Basic Instinct, Total Recall and Casino. Dialling in from her home in Los Angeles, Sharon shares stories from her remarkable life and career, including a face-off with Robert Mugabe, lifting weights with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and her calamitous dating app experiences.


Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.


Links/Attachments: 

 

‘The Beauty of Living Twice’ – Memoir 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beauty-Living-Twice-Sharon-Stone/dp/1838953868


Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adlo9hJpemE


Above the Law (1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsbYE-Q474I


King Solomon’s Mines (1985) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4xsKHBx8c


Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62PgnOM3UiI


Total Recall (1990) (directed by Paul Verhoven) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684nkWhd658


Basic Instinct (1992) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh6JwQ8XPK0


Basic Instinct Interrogation Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zk5ILRXvw


Sliver (1993) (directed by Phillip Noyce) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pcpvDFhoc


Stardust Memories (1980) (directed by Woody Allen) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqjbSwohWs


RoboCop (1987) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tC_5mp3udE


Starship Troopers (1998) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYuV_jGk7M


Hollow Man (2000) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksGHTBW1uE


Casino (1995) (directed by Martin Scorsese) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-D0QiMpGKc


Broken Flowers (2005) (directed by Jim Jarmusch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TB7MkrGyc


Lovelace (2013) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJY-g-WoQo


The Muse (1999) (directed by Albert Brooks)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7FkGb3b-c


What About Love (2023) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZze_4HI9L4


Basic Instinct 2 (2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsK82mWFLZM


Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri  

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk


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