Lipstick

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Lipstick

R

Released Apr 2, 1976

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

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A model (Margaux Hemingway) avenges her rape by an avant-garde musician (Chris Sarandon), who later attacks her sister (Mariel Hemingway).

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Lipstick is a nasty little item masquerading as a bold statement.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Lamont Johnson buys wholesale into scripter David Rayfiel's dissection of the fine line between image and reality.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 12, 2003

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

A very superficial film about a very profound subject. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 3, 2023

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Michael Sragow

Los Angeles Herald Examiner

Lipstick is, on paper, nothing more than an exploitation movie... But on screen Lipstick is an incendiary exploitation movie.

Aug 9, 2022

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Ruth Batchelor

Los Angeles Free Press

Cheap sexploitation on a subject that deserves much better.

Nov 15, 2019

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Jesús Fernández Santos

El Pais (Spain)

The reasons for making this film don't seem to be too transparent other than its clear commercial goals. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jul 17, 2019

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Steve D

The sisters Hemingway deserved better as they are doing good work. The script is so obviously written by a man, so interested in the rape and not the revenge that it lets them down.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/23

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I had recalled seeing this on TV years ago... decades ago, so upon searching for old vintage posters I came across the attractive Lipstick theater poster 14" x 36" and bought it. This lead me to look up the movie and I then realized the tragic fate of Margaux Hemingway :( I then bought the movie on iTunes and it all came back to me. I have to say the Hemingway sisters come off convincingly enough with perhaps Mariel adding the more compelling tension due her fragile age in contrast with the subject matter. Chris Sarandon is aggravatingly creepy as the sadistic rapist which is the heart of the story. I personally find it sickening that 'top critics' came down so unrealistically hard on this little revenge/personal justice flick, posing as these prudish wimps regarding such a straight forward flick... calling this movie nasty, trashy is a joke since it's so simplistic at it's core. Basically if you like 70's vibe movies, style, music and the Hemingway sisters then you might enjoy elements of this movie. The movie is not a masterpiece at all, but it's decent if you're looking for 70's pulp dramatics. The topic is serious, so (critically) perhaps this fails to really offer up a sobering dose of drama but it's no worse than Death Wish flicks and the like.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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delysid d

A Great find for collectors of Nasty Trash Movies!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/14/19

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Dreck. Just dreck. Deserves all the hate it gets.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT TRYING TO GET DVD. ON OF GREATEST REVENGE MOVIES EVER

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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The courtroom drama was stellar and the ending, while feeling contrived, had a definite dash of artistic cool.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

A model (Margaux Hemingway) avenges her rape by an avant-garde musician (Chris Sarandon), who later attacks her sister (Mariel Hemingway).

Director: Lamont Johnson
Producer: Freddie Fields, Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter: David Rayfiel
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Dino De Laurentiis Company
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 2, 1976, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 29m

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