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Lipstick

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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 10/23/2004
1/4
Lipstick is a nasty little item masquerading as a bold statement. Go to Full Review
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine 10/12/2003
3/4
Lamont Johnson buys wholesale into scripter David Rayfiel's dissection of the fine line between image and reality. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 08/03/2023
A very superficial film about a very profound subject. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Michael Sragow Los Angeles Herald Examiner 08/09/2022
Lipstick is, on paper, nothing more than an exploitation movie... But on screen Lipstick is an incendiary exploitation movie. Go to Full Review
Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press 11/15/2019
Cheap sexploitation on a subject that deserves much better. Go to Full Review
Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) 07/17/2019
The reasons for making this film don't seem to be too transparent other than its clear commercial goals. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Ollie W Jul 14 There’s nothing interesting about the storyline. It felt like a made for TV movie. Rather unpleasant and not a fun watch. See more Steve D 03/16/2023 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. See more 12/31/2019 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. See more N L 03/14/2019 A Great find for collectors of Nasty Trash Movies! See more 12/08/2016 Dreck. Just dreck. Deserves all the hate it gets. See more 05/06/2016 THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT TRYING TO GET DVD. ON OF GREATEST REVENGE MOVIES EVER See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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