Extremities

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"Extremities" is a 1982 stage play (later adapted into a film) about a woman who turns the tables on her would-be rapist, known for its intense psychological drama and demanding lead role.

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Extremities canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American play ⓘ
drama play ⓘ
feature film ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author William Mastrosimone ⓘ
basedOn Extremities ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator William Mastrosimone ⓘ
director Robert M. Young ⓘ
dramaticStructure single-location play ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1982 ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
hasAdaptation Extremities (film) ⓘ
hasFemaleProtagonist true ⓘ
hasNotableProduction Off-Broadway production ⓘ
hasStageMedium live theatre ⓘ
intendedAudience adult ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mainSubject rape ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
trauma ⓘ
victimization ⓘ
vigilantism ⓘ
notableFor demanding lead role ⓘ
intense psychological drama ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
originalMedium theatre ⓘ
plotSummary A woman turns the tables on her would-be rapist and holds him captive in her home. ⓘ
protagonistRole attempted rape victim ⓘ
publicationYear 1982 ⓘ
releaseYear 1986 ⓘ
screenwriter William Mastrosimone ⓘ
setting suburban home ⓘ
subjectOf critical analysis on representations of rape in theatre ⓘ
feminist theatre criticism ⓘ
theme female empowerment ⓘ
justice and morality ⓘ
power reversal ⓘ
psychological conflict ⓘ
timePeriodOfCreation early 1980s ⓘ
tone claustrophobic ⓘ
intense ⓘ
workType stage play ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lorna Luft → performedIn → Extremities ⓘ
Farrah Fawcett → notableWork → Extremities ⓘ
Extremities (film) → basedOn → Extremities ⓘ
subject linked to: Extremities
James Russo → notableWork → Extremities ⓘ
Burt Sugarman → producerOf → Extremities ⓘ
Burt Sugarman → notableWork → Extremities ⓘ