Lipstick (1976)

Director:

Lamont Johnson

Writer:

David Rayfiel (writer)

Release Date:

2 April 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

It isn't always an invitation to a kiss.

Plot:

Composer Gordon Stuart brutaly rapes a fashion model, goes to trial, gets freed, comes back and rapes her little sister. She takes revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Model | Revenge | Violence | Graphic Rape

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Margaux Hemingway	...	Chris McCormick
Chris Sarandon	...	Gordon Stuart
Perry King	...	Steve Edison
Robin Gammell	...	Nathan Cartright
John Bennett Perry	...	Martin McCormick
Mariel Hemingway	...	Kathy McCormick
Francesco Scavullo	...	Francesco (as Francesco)
Meg Wyllie	...	Sister Margaret
Inga Swenson	...	Sister Monica
Lauren Jones	...	Policewoman
William Paul Burns	...	Judge (as Bill Burns)
Way Bandy	...	Make-up Artist
Harry King	...	Hairdresser
Sean Byrnes	...	Photographers Helper
Catherine McLeod	...	Vogue Lady

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Beverly Center - 8500 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis

Trivia:

In a 2001 interview with CNN's 'Larry King (i)', Mariel Hemingway (who was only 15 when the movie was released) said she didn't realize that her character and her sister's character were raped until she saw the finished film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the final scene with the shotgun, the edge of a green stuntman's mat (or airbag) is visible at the lower right side of the car.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Acting Out (1980)

Good and exciting drama

A good drama-film about rape and revenge. The movie starts slow, but becomes more and more thrilling as it move forward. Lipstick has a shocking and exciting end which really got to me when I saw it in the 80's. I rented this movie on video 15-16 years ago and I have never seen it after that. Not sure if I had liked it today.