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

Duration:

83 min

Genres:

Documentary

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Ruth Leitman

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: USA

Earnings

Gross: $26,073 (USA) (12 June 2005)

Cast

Actor

Character

Gladys Gillem

Herself, Girl Wrestler 1942-1962 (as Gladys 'Killem' Gillem)

Lillian Ellison

Herself, Girl Wrestler 1949-Present (as Fabulous Moolah)

Mae Young

Herself, Girl Wrestler 1940-Present

Ida May Martinez

Herself, Girl Wrestling 1952-1959

Penny Banner

Herself, Girl Wrestler 1952-1971

Ella Waldek

Herself, Girl Wrestler 1952-1971

Lou Albano

Captain Lou Albano (archive footage)

Mars Bennett

Himself, Promoter

Maria Bernardi

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Eric Bischoff

Himself (archive footage)

Freddie Blassie

'Classy' Freddie Blassie (archive footage)

Janet Boyer-Wolfe

Herself, Girl Wrestler (archive footage)

Mildred Burke

Herself, Girl Wrestler (archive footage)

June Byers

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Rita Cortez-Lee

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Darling Dagmar

Herself, Girl Wrestler (archive footage)

Judy Grable

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Jody Hamilton

Himself (as Joe Hamilton)

Joe Hamilton

Himself, Manager

Karl Lauer

Himself, Promoter

Cyndi Lauper

Herself (archive footage)

Marie Laverne

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Sara Lee

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Diamond Lil

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Penny Mitchell

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Sputnik Monroe

Himself, Pro Wrestler

Gene Okerlund

'Mean' Gene Okerlund (archive footage)

Jack Pfeffer

Himself, Promoter

Wendi Richter

Herself (archive footage)

Gypsy Rose

Herself, Girl Wrestler (archive footage)

Millie Stafford

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Nell Stewart

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Tona Touch

Herself, Girl Wrestler

Don Ameche

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Matt Anoai

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bud Collyer

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Cosby

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Amy Dumas

Lita (archive footage) (uncredited)

Timothy Farrell

Umberto Scalli

Eddie Fatu

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Muriel Gardner

Ruby McKenzie (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stacy Keibler

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ruth Leitman

Herself (uncredited)

Rita Martínez

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Groucho Marx

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clara Mortensen

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Phyllis Newman

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peaches Page

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Poston

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Trish Stratus

Trish Stratus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Betty White

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

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.