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6.3/10
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A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaInterviews with Farrah Fawcett stated that during filming they really slapped each other just like they did on stage to simulate reality. Also, in the source off-Broadway stage production, they had to have guards on hand because the violence would be so real audience members would try to jump up on stage and help Fawcett.
- GoofsJust after Marjorie attacks Joe, she splashes boiling water in his face from a whistling tea kettle on the stove. When she and Joe were just in the kitchen two scenes before, she never filled the kettle or put in on a burner. It sat to the side, empty.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Worst Films of 1986 (1987)
- SoundtracksStand Up to the Night
Music by J.A.C. Redford, Richard Kerr
Lyrics by Will Jennings
Performed by Bonnie Raitt
Produced by Steve Tyrell
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The Dilemma
In Los Angeles, the gorgeous Marjorie (Farrah Fawcett) stops her car after-hours in a parking area to buy an ice-cream. However the store has just closed and when she returns to her car, a masked stranger attacks and attempts to rape her using a knife. Marjorie succeeds to flee, but the man keeps her purse with her documents. She goes to the police to report the assault but the female officer tells her that there is no evidence and no case since it is her word against the rapist's word. A couple of days later, the rapist breaks in Marjorie's house while her roommates Patricia (Alfre Woodard) and Terry (Diana Scarwid) are not at home. The cynical Joe (James Russo) submits Marjories to sadistic abuses and humiliations preparing to rape her. Out of the blue, Marjorie sprays insecticide in Joe's eyes, reverting the situation dominating Joe and then she ties him up. She decides to bury Joe alive in a grave in her garden since she does not have evidence to keep him in prison and he had promised to return to kill her. But Terry and Patty arrive and try to convince Marjorie to call the police and think about the consequence of her intention. What will she do?
"Extremities" is a film with a dramatic story and a great dilemma. Farrah Fawcett has one of her best performances in the role of a woman abused by a stranger that she finally subdues. His first intention is to kill the man but there is a debate with her roommates and the film has a moralist conclusion. James Russo is impressive in the role of a sadistic rapist. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Seduzida ao Extremo" ("Seduced to the Extreme")
"Extremities" is a film with a dramatic story and a great dilemma. Farrah Fawcett has one of her best performances in the role of a woman abused by a stranger that she finally subdues. His first intention is to kill the man but there is a debate with her roommates and the film has a moralist conclusion. James Russo is impressive in the role of a sadistic rapist. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Seduzida ao Extremo" ("Seduced to the Extreme")
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $13,418,091
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,429,075
- Aug 24, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $13,418,091
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