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Director:
Robert M. Young
Writers:
William Mastrosimone (play)
William Mastrosimone (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 August 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
What she did to survive is nothing compared to what she'll do to get even. more
Plot:
A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
VERY GOOD FIRST HALF! more (28 total)

Cast

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Farrah Fawcett ... Marjorie

James Russo ... Joe

Alfre Woodard ... Patricia

Diana Scarwid ... Terry

Sandy Martin ... Officer Sudow

Eddie Velez ... Officer #1

Tom Everett ... Officer #2
Donna Lynn Leavy ... Woman on Phone (voice)
Enid Kent ... Mother at Police Station
Michael Hennessy ... Bob the Pizza Guy
Clare Wren ... Marjorie's Racquetball Partner
James Avery ... Security Guard
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Directed by
Robert M. Young 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
William Mastrosimone  play
William Mastrosimone  screenplay

Produced by
Thomas Coleman .... executive producer
George W. Perkins .... producer
Michael Rosenblatt .... executive producer
Scott M. Rosenfelt .... line producer
Burt Sugarman .... producer
 
Original Music by
J.A.C. Redford 
 
Cinematography by
Curtis Clark 
 
Film Editing by
Arthur Coburn 
 
Casting by
Sharon Bialy 
Richard Pagano 
 
Production Design by
Chester Kaczenski 
 
Costume Design by
Linda M. Bass 
 
Makeup Department
Steve LaPorte .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sharon Mann .... first assistant director
Victoria E. Rhodes .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Roger Kelton .... construction coordinator
Daryl 'Dazz' Reynolds .... on-set decorator
R. Vincent Smith .... property master
John Stewart .... illustration
 
Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament .... foley artist
Gabriel Cubos .... boom operator
John Dunn .... supervising sound editor
R.J. Kizer .... sound effects editor
Dominick Tavella .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Stunts
Richard Epper .... assistant stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael F. Barrow .... gaffer
Andreas Crawford .... grip
David M. Rakoczy .... electrician
David Schmalz .... video assist operator
Jorgen Wedseltoft .... first assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Bruce Pearson .... color timer
 
Music Department
Mark McKenzie .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Joan MacKenzie .... assistant accountant
Kerry Lyn McKissick .... script supervisor
 

Distributors
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Joe: Look at her, and look at me... who did what to who? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Feast 3: The Happy Finish (2009) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Stand Up to the Night more

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VERY GOOD FIRST HALF!, 15 August 2001
Author: MovieMan-112

Extremities, which runs 89 minutes, could have worked perfectly if the last 45 minutes were just like the first 44. The first half is very disturbing and realistic in its depiction of attackers and rapists. This half could even be seen as an after-school special showing teenagers that "Rape is no laughing matter!" Farrah Fawcett's character gets threatened, violated, beat up, raped, and humiliated. Her attacker is a married man with children who is a complete sadist in sexual dominance. He makes Farrah cook him some breakfast, touch his genitals, tell him "I love you" and "I want to make love to you" while beating her up in the process. This is where the movie really works. It shows the viewer that rape isn't always committed by a strange loner...it can be committed by anyone (Even a happily married man with children. I say "happily married" because in the beginning of the movie, you can hear the attacker's wife calling him to lunch. It is obvious that his wife, although never seen on screen, has made him a very nice and delicious lunch. You can tell by the tone of her voice). The first half also has us asking questions such as "Why would a man do this?" and that question has to be answered by the viewer's own opinion because the second half on Extremities falls completely apart. Farrah, with her beautiful strong feet, manages (in a completely impossible situation) to capture her attacker and reverse the role playing. She sprays his eyes with bug spray (which happens to be conveniently by her at the time) then ties and beats him up (yeah....whatever). The question above is never answered because instead of going into deep character studies, the last 45 minutes are close ups of Farrah's feet walking around her captor as her roomates look on wondering if she's really the crazier and more sadistic one. Excellent 51% of the way.

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