Lipstick (1976)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

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
Macon McCalman	...	Police Photographer
Mary Margaret Lewis	...	Court Clerk
Nick Masi Jr.	...	Reporter
Peggy Rea	...	Reporter
Bill Zuckert	...	Apartment Manager
Tamara Chaplin	...	Dancer
Lisa Walford	...	Dancer
Betty Sinow	...	Dancer
Ruth Teifel	...	Dancer
Mary Ann Kellogg	...	Dancer
Sharon Rubin	...	Dancer
Anne Bancroft	...	Carla Bondi

Directed by
Lamont Johnson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Rayfiel		writer

Produced by
Dino De Laurentiis	....	executive producer
Freddie Fields	....	producer

Original Music by
Michel Polnareff

Cinematography by
Bill Butler

Film Editing by
Marion Rothman

Casting by
Mary Goldberg

Production Design by
Robert Luthardt

Set Decoration by
Donfeld

Costume Design by
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Donfeld		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist
Monty Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stanley Neufeld	....	executive production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Huston	....	second assistant director
Mickey McCardle	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Russell Goble	....	property master

Sound Department
Gordon Daniel	....	sound editor
Richard Portman	....	sound recordist
Robert Post	....	production sound

Stunts
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Doug J. Campbell	....	dolly grip (as Doug Campbell)
Kathy Fields	....	still photographer
William A. Fraker	....	additional photographer
Elliott Marks	....	still photographer
Robert D. McBride	....	assistant camera
Louis Niemeyer	....	second assistant camera
Guy Polzel	....	key grip
Bernie Schwartz	....	grip
Robert M. Stevens	....	camera operator
Bill Tenny	....	gaffer (as William Tenny)

Casting Department
Penny Perry	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Butz	....	wardrober
Gwen Capetanos	....	wardrober

Editorial Department
Todd C. Ramsay	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
David Foster	....	music arranger
Jimmie Haskell	....	conductor
Jimmie Haskell	....	music arranger
Milton Lustig	....	music editor
Michel Polnareff	....	music arranger

Other crew
Sandy Dvore	....	design graphics
Hector Freeman	....	production assistant
Joe O'Har	....	location coordinator
Ray Quiroz	....	script supervisor
Don Record	....	title designer
Fred Strickler	....	choreographer
Elaine Stundel	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

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 "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Giant Gila Monster (#5.2)" (1992)

It was not that bad

When I was sixteen, this movie was released. I saw it opening night. I was not disappointed either. Well I saw it again the other day and it really is not that bad. Chris Sarandon had just been Oscar-nominated for "Dog Day Afternoon" and I wanted to see all his movies, and I was interested in seeing the Hemingway sisters. Anne Bancroft adds a lot as a laywer on the case. Perry King is also aboard. Its not a great movie by any means and the subject matter is obviously objectionable, but this movie is not without value.