Instinct

Instinct is a 1999 psychological thriller film directed by Jon Turteltaub and loosely based on the novel Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney, George Dzundza, and John Ashton.
==Synopsis==
A noted anthropologist lives in the woods among the gorillas where he takes on their behavior. After murdering someone, he is brought in to stand trial, forcing a young psychiatrist to try to break through to him.
==Cast==
*Anthony 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 Prisoner
==Trivia==
*Sean Connery, Gary Sinise, Harvey Keitel, Edward Norton, and Ed Harris were considered for the role of Dr. Ethan Powell.
*Wendie Malick, Teri Hatcher, and Jamie Lee Curtis were considered for the role of Lynn Powell.
==Videos==
Instinct 1999 Trailer - Anthony Hopkins - Cuba Gooding Jr.
==External links==
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Category:1999 films
Category:Touchstone Pictures films
Category:Live-action films
Category:R-rated films
Category:Films based on books