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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 Lipstick is a nasty little item masquerading as a bold statement. Rated: 1/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review 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 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) A very superficial film about a very profound subject. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 3, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press Cheap sexploitation on a subject that deserves much better. Nov 15, 2019 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review delysid d A Great find for collectors of Nasty Trash Movies! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/14/19 Full Review Audience Member Dreck. Just dreck. Deserves all the hate it gets. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT TRYING TO GET DVD. ON OF GREATEST REVENGE MOVIES EVER Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review 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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