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Release Date:
22 August 1986 (USA) more
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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 Reviews:
Poor Production more (29 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
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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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Poor Production, 28 December 2009
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Extremities (1986)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

A woman (Farrah Fawcett) is attacked by a would be rapist but manages to get away before any serious harm can be done. A week later the attacker (James Russo) shows up at her home to finish the job but soon the woman turns the tables on him. That's a pretty simple set up for this psychological drama that comes off as a major disappointment. I had heard how terrific the original play was and how wonderful Fawcett was in it but this adaptation is a complete disaster that is poorly directed and features some questionable acting. I'll start with the direction which is just a complete horrid mess. There isn't a single thing in this movie that manages to have any emotion. None of the characters are believable and even worse is that we're never given anything to feel from start to finish. The opening attack sequence is meant to be full of suspense but it isn't. Fawcett's "fear" is meant to be dramatic but it isn't. The terror she's living in is meant to be dramatic but never is. Then when the cat and mouse game begins we're suppose to feel this psychological drama of the two characters going back and forth yet we never feel this. I've seen exploitation rape/revenge movies that have more emotion than this thing and that's pretty sad. I wouldn't place all the blame on the director because the cast has to take some of the heat for these horrid performances. Fawcett must have lost whatever she had in the play because she gives a one-note performance here and really comes off looking bad. Not once did I believe the shock her character was going through or anything else she was suppose to be portraying. Russo is just as bad as the rapist and Alfre Woodard and Diane Scarwid come off pretty poorly as well. This is all rather shocking because all four have proved that they can give good performance so why they're so incredibly bad here doesn't make any sense. The movie never really knows what it wants to do as it throws out so many mixed messages of rape, revenge and countless other items that are thrown out there only to slowly die off or be replaced by the next thought that the film tries to explain. A poor film all around and a real disappointment.

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