Why Do Some Labels Go to 'Extremities'? Movie Warning Labels, Especially Those Indicating Rape, May Have Gone Overboard

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Byline: Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic

"Warning: Rape."

The words jumped out on the page in my Total TV cable guide, right there in the capsule summary for the movie "Extremities."

Something didn't jibe.

I had seen "Extremities" many years earlier and didn't remember any rape scene. That's because no rape ever happens.

In fact, when the movie came to theaters in 1986, local Paramount Pictures officials, fearful the public would be put off by a rape scene, issued a statement to the press. They even underlined the words: "No rape occurs in this movie."

I decided to watch "Extremities" on a premium movie channel. Before the …