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((short description|1988 film by Robert Downey, Sr.))
((Infobox film
| name           = Rented Lips
| image          = Poster of the movie Rented Lips.jpg

| caption        =
| director       = [[Robert Downey Sr.]]
| producer       =
| writer         = [[Martin Mull]]
| narrator       =
| starring       = Martin Mull<br />[[Dick Shawn]]<br />[[Jennifer Tilly]]<br />[[Robert Downey Jr.]]
| music          = [[Van Dyke Parks]]
| cinematography = [[Robert D. Yeoman]]
| editing        =
| distributor    = The Vista Organization
| released       = ((Film date|1988|07|01))
| runtime        = 82 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         =
))

'''''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]].<ref>((cite web | url=https://fandomwire.com/robert-downey-senior-movies-directed-by-rdjs-dad-every-fan-must-watch/ | title=Robert Downey Senior: Movies Directed by RDJ's Dad Every Fan Must Watch - FandomWire | date=6 February 2022 ))</ref> It was the final film appearance of Shawn, who died in 1987.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-19-mn-1888-story.html | title=Comedian Dick Shawn, 63, is Stricken on Stage, Dies | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=19 April 1987 ))</ref>

==Plot==
Archie is a documentary filmmaker who works alongside his best friend and [[cinematographer]] Charlie on films such as ''Aluminum, Our Shiny Friend''. He still lives at home with his mother, who is frustrated at Archie's single minded focus on filmmaking, as she would rather he go out and meet a nice woman.

The two friends are given the chance to create their passion project, a musical on Indian farming techniques if they complete a film for an executive, who will allow them to use the same cast and crew. When they arrive on set they discover that the film is actually a [[Pornographic film|porno]] with a terrible script set during World War II. The two decide to continue on and improve the script, which they turn into a musical [[exploitation film]]. Various issues pop up on and off set, which includes an eccentric actor named Wolf and threats to the film executive from an [[Christian right|extreme religious organization]].

Archie's mother sets him up on a blind date with Mona Lisa, who is delighted to learn that he is a director. Swayed by her looks and enthusiasm, Mona Lisa is added to the cast but is given no adult scenes. This frustrates Wolf, who tries to incorporate sex scenes from the original script, only to be rebuffed by Mona Lisa. Just as filming is going well, the leader of the religious organization, Rev. Farrell, arrives on set with several of his followers with the intention to set everything on fire. He stops when he sees Mona Lisa, who is revealed to be his daughter. This all proves to be too much for Archie, who storms off the set. Archie ultimately changes his mind and decides to complete both films. He also learns that Rev. Farrell made pornography himself and was responsible for writing the original script, which Archie uses as blackmail.

Ultimately Archie completes both films and achieves professional success. The film then cuts to a scene of Archie waking up, as he had been sleeping on his typewriter. He then continues to write, after which the scenes of professional success continue, leaving it up to the viewer to determine whether the events really happened or was only a script he was writing.

==Cast==
* [[Martin Mull]] as Archie Powell
* [[Dick Shawn]] as Charlie Slater
* [[Jennifer Tilly]] as Mona Lisa
* [[Robert Downey Jr.]] as Wolf Dangler
* [[Kenneth Mars]] as Rev. Farrell
* [[June Lockhart]] as Archie's Mother<ref>((cite web | url=https://mubi.com/films/rented-lips/cast | title=Rented Lips (1988) - Cast & Crew on MUBI ))</ref>

== Release ==
''Rented Lips'' was released theatrically during July 1988.<ref>((Cite news |date=July 28, 1988 |title=Film listings |work=The Sacramento Bee (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/624293248/?terms=%22Rented%20Lips%22&match=1))</ref> It was released to home video in September of the same year.<ref>((Cite news |date=August 16, 1988 |title=Hey, 'Dudes', Nice 'Lips' |work=Daily News (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/465554410/?terms=%22Rented%20Lips%22&match=1))</ref>

== Reception ==
Critical reception for ''Rented Lips'' was negative upon its release.<ref>((Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Harper |date=June 28, 1988 |title=Downey's Latest is No 'Putney Swope' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/141199623/?terms=%22Rented%20Lips%22&match=1))</ref><ref>((Cite news |last=Roberts |first=London |date=July 20, 1988 |title='Hard', 'Lips': from blockbuster to bomb |work=The Orangevale News (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/386319307/?terms=%22Rented%20Lips%22&match=1))</ref> Reviewers for [[Calgary Herald|''The Calgary Herald'']] and ''[[The Des Moines Register|Des Moines Register]]'' both panned the film, the former stating that it was a movie "destined for the list of the worst movies ever made."<ref>((Cite news |last=Levy |first=Joanne |date=November 27, 1988 |title=Recent videos provide porn test |work=Calgary Herald (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/484705656/?terms=%22Rented%20Lips%22&match=1))</ref><ref>((Cite news |date=July 7, 1988 |title='Lips' is lemon to cause pucker |work=The Des Moines Register (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/129266964/?terms=%22Rented%20Lips%22&match=1))</ref> The ''[[Daily Times-Advocate]]'' was similarly critical, writing "I can't recall ever seeing a movie so unprofessionally written and executed or so embarrassingly played. It's shabby."<ref>((Cite news |last=Baltake |first=Joe |date=July 24, 1988 |title=Kiss Martin Mull's pathetic 'Rented Lips' goodbye |work=Times-Advocate (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/570470838/?terms=%22Rented%20Lips%22&match=1))</ref>

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* ((IMDb title|id=0095978|title=Rented Lips))
* [http://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-15/entertainment/ca-6963_1_director-robert-downey ''Rented Lips'' – LA Times Review]

((Robert Downey Sr.))

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[[Category:1980s American films]]

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