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

  • TV Movie
  • 20042004
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 23m
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7.0/10
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Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004)
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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.Ring legends such as The Fabulous Moolah and Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem Long provide candid insights into the history of women's professional wrestling.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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  • Director
    • Ruth Leitman
  • Writer
    • Ruth Leitman
  • Stars
    • Gladys Gillem
    • John Daly(archive footage)
    • Mildred Burke(archive footage)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ruth Leitman
  • Writer
    • Ruth Leitman
  • Stars
    • Gladys Gillem
    • John Daly(archive footage)
    • Mildred Burke(archive footage)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Gladys Gillem
    • Self - Girl Wrestler 1942-1962as Self - Girl Wrestler 1942-1962
    John Daly
    John Daly
    • Self - Host of What's My Lineas Self - Host of What's My Line
    • (archive footage)
    Mildred Burke
    • Self - World Champion Girl Wrestleras Self - World Champion Girl Wrestler
    • (archive footage)
    Mae Young
    Mae Young
    • Self - Girl Wrestler 1940-Presentas Self - Girl Wrestler 1940-Present
    Ida May Martinez
    • Self - Girl Wrestling 1952-1959as Self - Girl Wrestling 1952-1959
    Penny Banner
    • Self - Girl Wrestler 1952-1971as Self - Girl Wrestler 1952-1971
    Ella Waldek
    • Self - Girl Wrestler 1952-1971as Self - Girl Wrestler 1952-1971
    Lillian Ellison
    Lillian Ellison
    • Self - Girl Wrestleras Self - Girl Wrestler
    • (as Fabulous Moolah)
    • …
    Rita Gam
    Rita Gam
    • Self - Panelist of To Tell the Truthas Self - Panelist of To Tell the Truth
    • (archive footage)
    Karl Lauer
    • Self - Wrestling Promoteras Self - Wrestling Promoter
    Millie Stafford
    • Self - Girl Wrestleras Self - Girl Wrestler
    Marie Laverne
    • Self - Girl Wrestleras Self - Girl Wrestler
    Maria Bernardi
    • Self - Girl Wrestleras Self - Girl Wrestler
    Vince McMahon
    Vince McMahon
    • Self - WWE Chairmanas Self - WWE Chairman
    • (archive footage)
    Jack Pfeffer
    • Self - Wrestling Promoteras Self - Wrestling Promoter
    • (archive footage)
    William Olivas
    • Self - Wrestleras Self - Wrestler
    • (archive footage)
    • (as The Elephant Boy)
    Mars Bennett
    • Self - Girl Wrestleras Self - Girl Wrestler
    • (archive footage)
    Johnny Walker
    Johnny Walker
    • Self - Wrestleras Self - Wrestler
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Ruth Leitman
    • Writer
      • Ruth Leitman
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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.
    • women wrestling
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    • legend
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    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Biography
      • History
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      Alt-Country singer Neko Case, who performs on the soundtrack, discovered while watching a rough cut of the film that one of the wrestlers, Ella Waldek, is actually an aunt of hers whom she had never met before. They subsequently met for the first time at the film's premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dark Side of the Ring: The Fabulous Moolah (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Dipinto Twist
      Written by Pete Curry

      Performed by Los Straitjackets

      Published by Halibutoons, BMI

      Administered by Bug Music

      From the record "Los Straitjackets in J.D."

      Courtesy of Cavalcade Records

    User reviews7

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    8/10
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    For the most part, I enjoyed the movie. It provided more information on the backgrounds and careers of the lady wrestlers than you find on most fan wrestling sites, books and magazines. I am surprised, and a little disappointed, that African American lady wrestlers were not included in this movie. I would think for every roadblock the featured wrestlers encountered, the African Americans would have encountered twice as many- one for sex and another for race. One needs only take a look at the book "Black Stars of Professional Wrestling," by Julian L.D. Shabazz, for names like Dinah Beamon, Mary Horton, Ethel Johnson and so many others. A couple of the ladies in movie did mention wrestling African American ladies. Maybe Ruth Leitman is saving that for her next movie.
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    • Oct 8, 2005

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lipstick & Dynamite
    • Filming locations
      • Mobile, Alabama, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ruthless Films
      • 100-to-One Films
      • The Nightingale Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,073
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,046
      • Mar 27, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,073
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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