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

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:

Mariel Hemingway's film debut.

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 Call Me Angel, Sir (1976)

Excellent Exploitation Flick, good acting by all!

This movie did get a bad rap. Chris Sarandon is excellent as a school teacher who rapes fashion model Margeaux Hemingway. There is lots of tension before the rape and we really see Chris as a big time weirdo who plays really bad music while poor Margeaux tries to make an excuse to leave the room. When he sees this as a way of her dismissing him as a person he goes berserk. The rape scene is actually not as graphic as some of the crap that passes todays censors. For a first time actress I think Margeaux was quite good. Her little sister proves natural acting talent does run in the Hemingway family. She does excel in this role an gives an understated perforamce especially after she herself is raped by the same teacher. The building used in the fashion sequences is not the Beverly Center as mentioned by another IMDb user but actually the Pacific Design Center a few blocks away. The ending is quite good as it shows the hypocrisy of our legal system. Anne Bancroft adds a bit of class to this production and the disco music is dated but it gives this movie a cool 70's feel. The ending is sensational but still believable.