Extreme Associates

Extreme Associates
Company typePrivate
IndustryPornography
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Headquarters11133 Vanowen, Suite D, North Hollywood, California, United States[1]
Key people
Rob Zicari (founder, owner, director)
Janet Romano (owner, director)
Tom Byron (owner, director)
ProductsPornographic films

Extreme Associates, formerly known as Extreme and Extreme 2.0,[2] is an independent pornographic film production company, featuring a catalog of DVD titles and Internet content. It is owned by Rob Zicari ("Rob Black") and his former wife Janet Romano ("Lizzy Borden").[3] The studio's material is controversial, with its films often featuring erotic humiliation and rough sex.[4] Extreme has faced legal charges of obscenity in the U.S.[4] It is associated with another adult film company, Evolution Erotica.[5]

  1. ^ "Federal Indictment against Extreme Associates" (PDF) (Press release). US Attorney Western District of Pennsylvania. August 7, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
  2. ^ "Extreme 2.0 Launches ExVOD". XBIZ. February 13, 2006. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  3. ^ Cossman 2007: 55
  4. ^ a b Cossman 2007: 22
  5. ^ "Extreme to Launch AffiliateProgram, Pre-Release Content on VOD". XBIZ. February 16, 2006. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.