Rented Lips (1988)
LIght... Camera... and a different kind of Action.
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always wanted to. The catch? He must simultaneously direct a porn film. But as he tries to make the porn film, which he turns into a musical called "Halloween in the Barracks," he must deal with a temperamental actor, a fundamentalist preacher, and other obstacles.
- Date of release
- 1988-07-01
- TMDB
- 3.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Robert Downey Sr.
Casting
- Martin Mull — Archie Powell
- Dick Shawn — Charlie Slater
- Jennifer Tilly — Mona Lisa
- Kenneth Mars — Reverend Farrell
- Robert Downey Jr. — Wolf Dangler
- June Lockhart — Mrs. Powell
- Edy Williams — Heather Darling
- Shelley Berman — Bill Slotnik
- Mel Welles — Milo
- Jack Riley — Herb the Auditor
- Pat McCormick — Winky
- Eileen Brennan — Hotel Desk Clerk
Interesting facts
Rented Lips is a 1988 satire comedy film directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring his son Robert Downey Jr., as well as Martin Mull, Dick Shawn, and Jennifer Tilly. It was the final film appearance of Shawn, who died in 1987.
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