Sharon Stone encouraged her children to sell their iconic film costumes at auction after her death to close the pay gap between her and her male co-stars.
The 64-year-old actress shared a fan-made video on her Instagram Story on Friday that included a clip from Stone’s 1995 film Casino, claiming that the film’s wardrobe budget was $1 million.
“Just in case one day I die and my kids realize I never got the same wages and they want to auction,” the Emmy winner wrote along with the video.
Sharon Stone wants her kids to auction off her iconic movie costumes after she dies. (Universal Pictures/Getty Images)
Stone and her ex-husband Phil Bronstein share 22-year-old son Roan Joseph, whom they adopted in 2000. Stone adopted 17-year-old son Laird Vonne in 2005 and 16-year-old son Quinn Kelly in 2006.
The video also states that the actress’ co-star, Robert De Niro, wore 70 costumes throughout the film, while Stone herself had 40 different looks, and both got to keep their costumes wrapped after production.
SHARON STONE REVEALS SHE CHOSE THE BASIC INSTINCT DRESS AND KEEP IT BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T EARN MUCH FROM FILM
In the Martin Scorsese-directed film, Stone played hustlers Ginger McKenna, wife of De Niro’s casino boss/gangster Sam “Ace” Rothstein. The film also starred Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak and James Woods.
Stone said her kids should auction off her costumes when they realize she “never got the same pay.” (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
“Casino” received critical acclaim and became a box office hit. The film earned Stone a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
The costume designers on “Casino” were Rita Ryack and John Dunn. In a 2020 interview with Vogue, Stone said, “Rita has been a tremendous help and she really is a genius.”
Stone added, “Very few people have such an intense understanding of the whole merging of everything — how it’s related to time, how it’s related to the emotional sweep of the picture.”
Stone and her ex-husband Phil Bronstein share son Roan Joseph, 22, whom they adopted in 2000. Stone adopted son Laird Vonne, 17, in 2005 and son Quinn Kelly, 16, in 2006. (Gisela Schober/Getty Images)
She continued, “Very few people see it as a whole and not just as a clothes rack. When you go on set and the costumes are correct, they not only define your character, but also how your character interacts with the other characters and where you belong on set. It’s all starting to make sense.”
The “Sliver” star told the outlet that she only kept one item of clothing from her “Casino” wardrobe. “The only thing I took with me was a Pucci jacket — ironically the one Ginger dies in,” she said.
Last February, Stone wrote an essay for InStyle magazine about her iconic 1992 film Basic Instinct, in which she revealed that she put a stipulation in her contract so that she could keep her wardrobe packed after filming.
“I made my contract to keep the clothes,” she said. “People thought I was crazy, but the truth is I wasn’t paid much compared to my male co-star. I made $500,000; Michael (Douglas) earned $14 million. So keeping my costumes was a really smart move. “
The actress said she still has the white dress from the infamous “Basic Instinct” interrogation scene. (TriStar images)
Stone said she chose an item that her character, Catherine Tramell, wears in her first scene.
“Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick took me to Rodeo Drive and said, ‘You can choose anything you want for your character.’ At this point in my life, the idea that I could walk into one of those high-end stores where a purse is $20,000 and not feel like a scammer was beyond my comprehension,” she wrote.
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“It was a wow moment to actually go to Hermès and buy a cream cashmere throw. I had it all around me when you first met Catherine in the film. And it immediately helped me to feel the power and richness of this character.”
The Pennsylvania native explained that she’s kept many wardrobe items over the years, including the white dress Catherine dons in the infamous interrogation scene.
“It was stowed in a garment bag on set and has never been opened since,” she said.
“I broke the zipper so it’s hermetically sealed like a piece of art or a very cool time capsule.”
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Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @ashleyhume