An Ice pick was the murder weapon in the movie Basic Instinct (1992). In this movie a retired rock star, Johnny Boz, is stabbed to death with an ice pick at his apartment. Homicide detective Nick Curran investigates, and the only suspect is Catherine Tramell, who was Boz's girlfriend and a crime novelist. During the investigation Nick Curran becomes involved in a torrid and intense relationship with the prime suspect, Catherine Tramell.