Extremities (film)
- Farrah Fawcett: Marjorie
- James Russo: Joe
- Alfre Woodard: Patricia
- Diana Scarwid: Terry
- Sandy Martin: Sudow
Extremities is an American film drama from the year 1986. Was directed by Robert M. Young, and written by William Mastrosimone based on his play from the year 1982. The main role was played by Farrah Fawcett.
Action
Which operates in a museum Marjorie shares the apartment with two other women. One night she is attacked in her car by Joe who wants to rape her, which fails. Marjorie can escape. However, the perpetrator comes during the fight in the possession of their identity papers.
Marjorie fears another attack and turns to the police, who will not help her. She hears there are no Joe incriminating evidence.
Joe, coat of Marjorie in her apartment and proposes them together. She manages the offender to spray bug spray in the eyes. They overwhelmed and ties him up. First, she wants to escape by car, but the car will not start. She goes back into the house and closes Joe by an attached grid in the fireplace of the living room a.
When the roommate Terry comes, the women discuss what they should do with the cuffed Joe. Marjorie fearing further attacks and wants to kill him and buried in the garden, what Terry shocked.
Patricia added. Finally, the women call the police.
Reviews
Pat Graham wrote in the Chicago Reader, that there are no characters of flesh and blood in the film. She criticized the screenplay and directed the film.
The production was referred to as prisma.de solid, the presentation of Farrah Fawcett was praised. There has been criticism that the film of the problem of rape, " not just" going.
Awards
Farrah Fawcett was nominated in 1987 for a Golden Globe Award.
Background
Farrah Fawcett played the role of Marjorie already in the filmed play.
The grossing cinemas in the U.S. was 13.4 million U.S. dollars.