Directed by:
Joshua RoféCinematography:
Ronan KilleenComposer:
Julian WassCast:
Lorena Bobbitt, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Harvey, Anita Hill, Jenny Jones, Geraldo Rivera, Gay Talese, Jimmy Fallon, Bob Barker, Larry King, Matt Lauer (more)Episodes(4)
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The Night Of (E01)
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A Woman In Trouble (E02)
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An Irresistible Impulse (E03)
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The Cycle of Abuse (E04)
Plots(1)
Lorena Bobbitt became a household name in 1993, when accounts of a mutilation dominated headlines: she cut off her husband’s penis, and the country collectively gasped. Twenty-five years later, Joshua Rofé excavates the scandalized case through a modern cultural lens. Each episode of this four-part docuseries, executive produced by Jordan Peele, builds upon the last, exposing the issues surrounding the couple and their criminal trials - Lorena’s then-husband, John Wayne Bobbit, for marital sexual assault, and Lorena for malicious wounding. In unearthing the long-term abuse that precipitated the infamous night, Rofé dives into a wider discussion about the lack of support for domestic-violence victims, the power and fragility of the word penis, John’s increasingly unpredictable life post-recovery, and how the public’s insatiable appetite for the Bobbitts’ story paved the way for the 24-hour news cycle. Rofé’s re-examination restores depth to a woman reduced to parodies and caricatures and prompts us to reconsider our preconceptions. (Sundance Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Lorena Bobbitt
Ecuador
Whoopi Goldberg
USA
Best series:
Staged (2020) (series)
Summer Camp Island (2018) (series)
Robot Chicken (2005) (series)
Steve Harvey
USA
Anita Hill
USA
Jenny Jones
Palestine
Geraldo Rivera
USA
Best series:
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
My Name Is Earl (2005) (series)
The Critic (1994) (series)
Jimmy Fallon
USA
Best series:
Band of Brothers (2001) (series)
The Boys (2019) (series)
Louie (2010) (series)
Bob Barker
USA
Best series:
Futurama (1999) (series)
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) (series)
Larry King
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Gravity Falls (2012) (series)
American Crime Story (2016) (series)
Matt Lauer
USA
Best series:
30 Rock (2006) (series)
The Blacklist (2013) (series)
Alpha House (2013) (series)
David Letterman
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Spin City (1996) (series)
Mork & Mindy (1978) (series)
Rosie O'Donnell
USA
Best series:
I Know This Much Is True (2020) (series)
Queer as Folk (2000) (series)
Spin City (1996) (series)
Adam Sandler
USA
Best series:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) (series)
The Cosby Show (1984) (series)
Undeclared (2001) (series)
Howard Stern
USA
Best series:
The Larry Sanders Show (1992) (series)
Barbara Walters
USA
Best series:
Nashville (2012) (series)
Disneyland (1954) (series)
Robin Williams
USA
Bill Clinton
USA
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series) - a.f.
The X-Files (1993) (series) - a.f.
For All Mankind (2019) (series) - a.f.
David Hasselhoff
USA
Best series:
Robot Chicken (2005) (series)
Sons of Anarchy (2008) (series)
Young Sheldon (2017) (series)
Bernie Sanders
USA
Best series:
Who Is America? (2018) (series)
Mars (2016) (series) - a.f.