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Lipstick

Play trailer Poster for Lipstick R,  1976,  1h 29m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 18% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 36% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
18% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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 Oct 23, 2004
1/4
Lipstick is a nasty little item masquerading as a bold statement. Go to Full Review
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Oct 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) Aug 3, 2023
A very superficial film about a very profound subject. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Michael Sragow Los Angeles Herald Examiner Aug 9, 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 Nov 15, 2019
Cheap sexploitation on a subject that deserves much better. Go to Full Review
Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) Jul 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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Theodore S Mar 14, 2019 A Great find for collectors of Nasty Trash Movies!
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Cast & Crew

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Lamont Johnson

Director

Margaux Hemingway

Chris McCormick

Chris Sarandon

Gordon Stuart

Mariel Hemingway

Kathy McCormick

Perry King

Steve Edison

Anne Bancroft

Carli Bondi

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Lipstick

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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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