Lipstick (1976)
- Starring:
- Margaux Hemingway, Chris Sarandon, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lamont Johnson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Lipstick
Lipstick is a cheap exploitation film pretending to make a social statement about rape and revenge. Chris (Margaux Hemingway), a fashion model is raped by Gordon Stuart (Chris Sarandon) her sister's music teacher. When he tries to rape her sister Kathy (Mariel Hemingway), Chris kills him. She is tried for the crime and defended by Carla Bondi (Anne Bancroft). Margaux Hemingway, in her film debut, is dreadful, giving a wooden performance which is only matched by that of the usually interesting Chris Sarandon. Despite some discussion of this film by feminist film critics, its only saving grace is the performance of Mariel Hemingway, who is also making her debut and gives the mature and nuanced performance she would again give in Manhattan. Lipstick, trite, bloody and dishonest, pretends to condemn rape but instead sensationalizes and exploits it. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of Lipstick
- Margaux Hemingway - Chris McCormick
- Perry King - Steve Edison
- Robin Gammell - Nathan Cartwright
- Mariel Hemingway - Kathy McCormick
- Bill Burns - Judge
- Meg Wyllie - Sister Margaret
- Chris Sarandon - Gordon Stuart
- Anne Bancroft - Carla Bondi
- John Bennett Perry - Martin McCormick
- Francesco - Photographer
- Lauren Jones - Policewoman
- Inga Swenson - Sister Monica
- Director(s):
- Lamont Johnson
- Writer(s):
- David Rayfiel
- Producer(s):
- Freddie Fields, Dino de Laurentiis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Adult Situations, Nudity, Violence, Adult Language, Rape & Sexual Abuse)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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