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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
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- 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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Having looked at some of the other comments here, I have a main complaint with this presentation.
The two primary characters are attractive in their own ways - the beautiful "victim," and the handsome, obviously extremely "off-center," blue-collar protagonist (if just short of "totally-deranged") - take turns beating the hell out of each other, sort of like a Caucasian Kabuki scenario.
This is all right, and this is, of course, mainly a "turning-the-tables" story. However, my referenced complaint is that I believe the director got caught-up in his desire to display Farrah's well-known and obvious physical attributes. Beginning with her being enticingly clad in a thin robe, and with a number of scenes displaying more than needed for any dramatic effect - while immensely pleasing to the eyes, these distract from the poignancy level of the drama.
Her roommates I'm certain give performances as written and directed - however, their respective skepticism and histrionic babbling and sobbing, don't ring true -- based upon Farrah's previous experience with this guy, the obvious evidence of his having come to their premises with only the worst of intentions, and that she would have absolutely no grounds to be exaggerating what has occurred.
But this is a film and story, compelling as much in spite of, as because of, the director's work.
The two primary characters are attractive in their own ways - the beautiful "victim," and the handsome, obviously extremely "off-center," blue-collar protagonist (if just short of "totally-deranged") - take turns beating the hell out of each other, sort of like a Caucasian Kabuki scenario.
This is all right, and this is, of course, mainly a "turning-the-tables" story. However, my referenced complaint is that I believe the director got caught-up in his desire to display Farrah's well-known and obvious physical attributes. Beginning with her being enticingly clad in a thin robe, and with a number of scenes displaying more than needed for any dramatic effect - while immensely pleasing to the eyes, these distract from the poignancy level of the drama.
Her roommates I'm certain give performances as written and directed - however, their respective skepticism and histrionic babbling and sobbing, don't ring true -- based upon Farrah's previous experience with this guy, the obvious evidence of his having come to their premises with only the worst of intentions, and that she would have absolutely no grounds to be exaggerating what has occurred.
But this is a film and story, compelling as much in spite of, as because of, the director's work.
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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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