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      Extremities

      R Released Aug 22, 1986 1 hr. 29 min. Drama List
      40% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Marjorie (Farrah Fawcett) manages to fight off a rapist and flee to safety. Because her attacker got away and Marjorie has no proof of the crime, police officers tell her there is little they can do. Because Marjorie's attacker also stole her purse, she fears that he will use its contents to track her down. When Joe (James Russo) does show up at Marjorie's house to finish what he started, he discovers that Marjorie is not the fragile victim he imagined. Read More Read Less

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      steve d Fawcett was surprisingly effective. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member In the lead roles, both Fawcett and Russo are quite good. However this play got lost in translation to the screen. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I ended up liking this more than I thought I would. It's political views are all over the map, but it ended slightly better than I expected it to. A good performance by Farrah Fawcett. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved Farrah in this movie and payback is a bitch, wish it ended better Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Great performances from all involved, but there's something missing from this that I can't quite put my finger on. I wouldn't mind seeing a 21st century remake. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Though the dialogue is at times implausible and Diana Scarwid's performance is not all that credible, "Extremities" is an interesting, disturbing portrayal of human violence that poses a question of where justification lies in revenge. The film adaptation, I think, is better than the stage play that inspired it. William Mastrosimone's script is most fitting as a movie, not as a theatrical piece. Where the movie works is in Farrah Fawcett's surprising performance. She is quite good, playing a victim with a quiet fear, and when she fights back and her would-be rapist becomes the victim, she lifts the movie up and adds a great intensity to the character of Marjorie. It is because of her that "Extremities" is better than it should be. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Walter Goodman New York Times In addition to being anticlimactic, the last half-hour offers scant repayment for the exertions of its hardworking, black-and-blue principals. May 21, 2003 Full Review Susan Jhirad Sojourner I must admit that, despite its good intentions, the film is a failure. Aug 22, 2019 Full Review Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com It at once wants to be a feminist tract against the exploitation of women and a vessel that showcases that exploitation. Rated: 48/100 Feb 24, 2011 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Proof that Farrah Fawcett could really act! Rated: 4/5 Sep 10, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 3/5 Jan 29, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Marjorie (Farrah Fawcett) manages to fight off a rapist and flee to safety. Because her attacker got away and Marjorie has no proof of the crime, police officers tell her there is little they can do. Because Marjorie's attacker also stole her purse, she fears that he will use its contents to track her down. When Joe (James Russo) does show up at Marjorie's house to finish what he started, he discovers that Marjorie is not the fragile victim he imagined.
      Director
      Robert M. Young
      Executive Producer
      Thomas Coleman, Michael Rosenblatt
      Screenwriter
      William Mastrosimone
      Production Co
      Atlantic Entertainment Group
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 22, 1986, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 30, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $12.2M
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