| This film, soon to be
released in various markets across the country, shines a spotlight on
the forgotten first ladies of the ring. Gladys "Killem"
Gillem wrestled women, men, alligators, and bears. At 18, Ida May
Martinez took to the road to flash the only thing she knew - how to
kick, punch and defend herself. Narrowly escaping a date rape at
16, Penny Banner trained for survival. Still kicking butt at 80,
the Fabulous Moolah and Johnnie Mae Young live together with midget
wrestler sidekick Diamond Lil, and continue to take bumps with World
Wrestling Entertainment.
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. Lipstick and
Dynamite follows Moolah, Johnnie Mae and the girls 60 years, many bumps
and falls later as they discuss the money, the old days and what it's
like to be a "lady" in today's favorite guilty pleasure:
spectator sport.
The girls are taking all comers. Are you
ready? |
