Major Motion Picture Starring Anthony Hopkins and
Cuba Gooding, Jr. Inspired by Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Directed by John Turteltaub, and featuring an all star cast, Instinct was
released in 1999. The film is inspired by ideas suggested in Ishmael by Daniel
Quinn. Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins plays Dr. Ethan Powell, a
primatologist turned murderer, while Gooding plays Theo Caulder, a young
psychiatrist who must unlock the secrets in Powell's mind and unravel the
mysteries behind his unusual killings. As the truth comes to light, we learn
about how Dr. Powell had become estranged from his family only to take solace
in a family of a different kind in the wild. In the process, both men take a
journey of self-discovery, not unlike the one taken by millions of Ishmael
readers.
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