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Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
Directed by
Ruth Leitman
Not Rated
2004
83m
Documentary
,
Biography
,
and more
6.9
61%
57%
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Ring legends such as The Fabulous Moolah and Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem Long provide candid insights into the history of women's professional wrestling.
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Cast of Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
Lillian Ellison
Fabulous Moolah /Herself
Gladys Gillem
Herself
Johnnie Mae Young
Herself
Ida May Martinez
Herself
Penny Banner
Herself
Ella Waldek
Herself
Louis Albano
Himself
Freddy Blassie
Himself
Eric Bischoff
Himself
Cyndi Lauper
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty White
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ruth Leitman
Director / Writer / Producer
Anne Hubbell
Producer
James Jernigan
Producer
Debbie Nightingale
Producer
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Ratings & Reviews
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Leitman gives us a comprehensive array of pinup photos, news clips and wrestling footage from these women's younger years, and gives the women plenty of camera time to emerge as individuals and personalities.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak
The film dwells more upon the sensational aspects than the sport itself but it's impossible to deny the sheer tawdry entertainment value in this compelling film tabloid.
Chicago Tribune
Ellen Fox
Don't expect the inside scoop so much as an unsatisfying slice of life.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Hugely entertaining.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
What we get is essentially the press-book version of their careers, which is harrowing enough.
Orlando Weekly
Steve Schneider
That octogenarians can be so full of antagonistic joie de vivre is one of the giddiest revelations of Leitman's film.
Groucho Reviews
Peter Canavese
Too shapeless...but the topic is worthy, and the onslaught of trivia and quirky anecdotes hold interest for the film's 75 minutes.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
Doesn't succeed in its attempt to make a feminist statement, with too many of the wrestlers sounding like male athletes who talk in excruciating detail about high school football seasons that everyone else forgot.
Variety
David Rooney
Docu moves at a snappy pace, threading together recent interview material with a treasure trove of vintage footage.
Internet Reviews
Steve Rhodes
Never more than a collection of small stories that do not amount to much or rise above the level of a small soap opera
Boxoffice Magazine
Sheri Linden
A dynamic portrait of the quintessential tough broads who staked their claim to the spectator sport in the 1940s and '50s, becoming stars of the circuit.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Overall a highly entertaining and frequently fascinating effort.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
The uneasy, unnerving air of the carny hangs over this film, and it gives off a pungent whiff of how rough, rowdy and raucous, how inescapably down and dirty, these women's world could be.
Slate
David Edelstein
What a gutsy, sad, seize-the-day, glorious life it was for the women warriors of Lipstick & Dynamite.
Newsday
Gene Seymour
There's a sweet warmth emanating from Lipstick & Dynamite.
New York Post
Russell Scott Smith
Unfortunately, the filmmakers let the ladies prattle on too long about issues that would only matter to the most rabid wrestling aficionados.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Ruth Leitman's documentary is more of a scrapbook than a coherent history of professional women's wrestling during its rough-and-tumble infancy.
Village Voice
Jessica Winter
Director Ruth Leitman's interviews are lax and inconclusive.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
The non-stop swirl of anecdotes from which the film is assembled lacks sociological resonance.
Filmcritic.com
Nick Schager
A minor novelty film about minor novelty acts.
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