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  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 23 m

Summary This documentary shines a spotlight on the forgotten first ladies of the ring. Each woman reflects on her own remarkable life with fond and bitter memories, reconciling a wild, flamboyant youth with the reality of getting older and fading away. (Ruthless Films)

Directed By: Ruth Leitman

Written By: Ruth Leitman

  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 23 m

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Summary This documentary shines a spotlight on the forgotten first ladies of the ring. Each woman reflects on her own remarkable life with fond and bitter memories, reconciling a wild, flamboyant youth with the reality of getting older and fading away. (Ruthless Films)

Directed By: Ruth Leitman

Written By: Ruth Leitman

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Gladys Gillem

Self - Girl Wrestler 1942-1962

John Daly

Self - Host of What's My Line

Mildred Burke

Self - World Champion Girl Wrestler

Mae Young

Self - Girl Wrestler 1940-Present

Ida May Martinez

Self - Girl Wrestling 1952-1959

Penny Banner

Self - Girl Wrestler 1952-1971

Ella Waldek

Self - Girl Wrestler 1952-1971

Lillian Ellison

Self - Girl Wrestler, Manager 1949-Present

Rita Gam

Self - Panelist of To Tell the Truth

Karl Lauer

Self - Wrestling Promoter

Millie Stafford

Self - Girl Wrestler

Marie Laverne

Self - Girl Wrestler

Maria Bernardi

Self - Girl Wrestler

Vince McMahon

Self - WWE Chairman

Jack Pfeffer

Self - Wrestling Promoter

William Olivas

Self - Wrestler

Mars Bennett

Self - Girl Wrestler

Johnny Walker

Self - Wrestler

Billy Wolfe

Self - Booker, Manager of Girl Wrestling

Nell Stewart

Self - Girl Wrestler

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
12 Reviews
29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
62
71% Positive
12 Reviews
29% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
The film dwells more on the sensationalistic aspects than the sport itself but it's impossible to deny the tawdry entertainment value in this compelling film tabloid.
By Paula Nechak FULL REVIEW
70
Highly entertaining and frequently fascinating.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
70
What a gutsy, sad, seize-the-day, glorious life it was for the women warriors of Lipstick & Dynamite.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
70
Smart assembly of terrific archive footage is matched by spirited interviews with the tough old broads today.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW
63
The documentary visits elderly women who, then and now, can best be described as tough broads, and listens as they describe the early days of women's wrestling. What they say is not as revealing as how they say it.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
50
At its best, the movie is a collection of entertaining memories from a group of gutsy women.
By Peter Hartlaub FULL REVIEW
50
Leitman's interviews are lax and inconclusive.
By Jessica Winter FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ruthless Films, 100-to-One Films, The Nightingale Company
Release Date Mar 25, 2005
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.lipstickanddynamitethemovie.com
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Awards

Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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