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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1976 DVD Release: 10/14/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller

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, All Movie Guide

Margaux Hemingway - Chris McCormick
Chris Sarandon - Gordon Stuart
Perry King - Steve Edison
Anne Bancroft - Carla Bondi
Robin Gammell - Nathan Cartwright

The 1976 sleazy rape-revenge thriller Lipstick comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer from Paramount. The Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack is available in English and French. English subtitles and closed captions are also available. This disc can only be recommended for fans of '70s exploitation classics or those interested in the early career of Mariel Hemingway. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide