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Hair

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
37K
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POPULARITY
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Hair (1979)
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  • Comedy
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Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls ... Read allClaude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.

IMDb RATING
7.5/10
37K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,137
734
  • Director
    • Milos Forman
  • Writers
    • Gerome Ragni(musical book)
    • James Rado(musical book)
    • Michael Weller
  • Stars
    • John Savage
    • Treat Williams
    • Beverly D'Angelo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Milos Forman
  • Writers
    • Gerome Ragni(musical book)
    • James Rado(musical book)
    • Michael Weller
  • Stars
    • John Savage
    • Treat Williams
    • Beverly D'Angelo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 185User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos2

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:45
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    Photos64

    Beverly D'Angelo in Hair (1979)
    Annie Golden in Hair (1979)
    Treat Williams and Charlotte Rae in Hair (1979)
    Hair (1979)
    Treat Williams, Don Dacus, Annie Golden, and Charlotte Rae in Hair (1979)
    Beverly D'Angelo in Hair (1979)
    Treat Williams and Annie Golden in Hair (1979)
    Beverly D'Angelo and John Savage in Hair (1979)
    Beverly D'Angelo and John Savage in Hair (1979)
    Beverly D'Angelo in Hair (1979)
    Beverly D'Angelo, Treat Williams, Don Dacus, and Annie Golden in Hair (1979)
    Hair (1979)

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    John Savage
    John Savage
    • Claudeas Claude
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Bergeras Berger
    Beverly D'Angelo
    Beverly D'Angelo
    • Sheilaas Sheila
    Annie Golden
    Annie Golden
    • Jeannieas Jeannie
    Dorsey Wright
    Dorsey Wright
    • Hudas Hud
    Don Dacus
    Don Dacus
    • Woofas Woof
    Cheryl Barnes
    Cheryl Barnes
    • Hud's Fianceeas Hud's Fiancee
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • Fentonas Fenton
    Nicholas Ray
    Nicholas Ray
    • The Generalas The General
    Charlotte Rae
    Charlotte Rae
    • Lady in Pinkas Lady in Pink
    Miles Chapin
    Miles Chapin
    • Steveas Steve
    Fern Tailer
    • Sheila's Motheras Sheila's Mother
    Charles Denny
    • Sheila's Fatheras Sheila's Father
    Herman Meckler
    • Sheila's Uncleas Sheila's Uncle
    Agness Breen
    • Sheila's Auntas Sheila's Aunt
    Antonia Rey
    Antonia Rey
    • Berger's Motheras Berger's Mother
    George J. Manos
    • Berger's Fatheras Berger's Father
    • (as George Manos)
    Linda Surh
    • Vietnamese Girlas Vietnamese Girl
    • Director
      • Milos Forman
    • Writers
      • Gerome Ragni(musical book)
      • James Rado(musical book)
      • Michael Weller
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    Storyline

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    This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war. —Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
    • anti war
    • love
    • vietnam war
    • draft
    • male full frontal nudity
    • 231 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Let the sun shine in! [USA theatrical]
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Musical
      • Romance
      • War
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the closing number, when Berger sings the third verse, background singers are singing lines from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. "Eyes, Look your Last, Arms take your last embrace" and "The lips, oh you the doors, of breath, sealed with a righteous kiss" are all from Romeo's final monologue. It's followed by "The rest is silence," the last line in Hamlet.
    • Goofs
      During Claude's bus trip at the start of the film, he passes a field of ripe orange pumpkins, indicating autumn. When he gets to New York, specifically after the party where George stops the car, yellow forsythia are in bloom indicating spring, and the trees are all green.
    • Quotes

      Hippy: The draft is white people sending black people to make war on the yellow people to defend the land they stole from the red people!

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Hair/Murder By Decree/A Perfect Couple/The Champ/Buck Rogers in the 25th Century/Love at First Bite/In Search of Dracula (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Aquarius
      Music by Galt MacDermot

      Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado

      Performed by Renn Woods and chorus

    User reviews185

    Review
    Top review
    A different "Hair"-style than the stage version, but still good.
    The stage play "Hair" is primarily remembered now for two things....its shocking frankness and its music. In bringing the musical to the big screen (belatedly), the bulk of the stage version's loose plot was discarded and a more conventional storyline was created to link the songs together. This seems to either please or alienate people, depending on their relationship to the original show. In any case, the great majority of the songs are retained in this filmization which is more than can be said for many, many stage to screen adaptations. And what music! In most cases, the vocalizing even exceeds the quality of what could be found onstage, though the authenticity of the performers is obviously forsaken somewhat as the original cast was LIVING this at the time they were in the show. The film's plot concerns an Oklahoma farm boy (Savage) who's on his way to report for active military duty during Vietnam. He is waylaid in Central Park by a clatch of hippies led by Williams. He also spies the girl of his dreams (D'Angelo), a debutante who rides by on horseback in the midst of all the free love gyrations taking place in the park. The rest of the movie concerns the connections of these characters as they experience culture clash, sharing, understanding and even love. There is copious drug use and rebellion against the wealthy along with hallucinogenic dancing and skinny dipping. Eventually, one character makes a gesture for another which winds up costing more than could ever have been imagined. This moment makes for a hugely poignant ending to what is mostly a light-hearted and ebullient film. True, more than a little of the original subject matter has been tossed aside, but the filmmakers must be credited for (almost) successfully weaving a story around the songs (which are quite varied in their style and content.) The story fails with regard to creating a believable bond between Savage and D'Angelo that would endure the way it does in the story. They hardly spend any time together in the bulk of the film (and quarrel a lot during that!), yet supposedly have this amazing love. "Aquarius" gets the movie to a rousing, eye-opening start and it's just the beginning of many striking, effervescent musical moments in the show. Oddly, the one song that is badly arranged, poorly sung and just basically mangled is the title number! Most of the rest are excellent. NOTHING is better than complete unknown Barnes' rendition of "Easy to be Hard". She knocks the song completely out of the ball park and, sadly and inexplicably, her career went nowhere. Williams is, at times, deliriously sexy here. He comes off as annoyingly arrogant and stubborn at first, but eventually wins the audience over with his innate charm and vibrant talent. As the movie nears it's close, he soars into the hunk stratosphere when, ironically, he cuts his hair. Savage doesn't come off at all like an Oklahoman, but manages to display the contrast of his and Williams' characters. He does an adequate job in all departments throughout. D'Angelo (two years after her jaw-dropping role in "The Sentinel"!) is hardly debutante material and comes off as icy much of the time, but she has her moments as well. Chapin does a bang up job as her brother. The remainder of the hippie gang are acquired tastes. Wright does pretty well, but went nowhere after this. Golden just looks dazed and chews gum incessantly. Dacus is quite weak and does little to enhance the film. What's surprising is how a film that contains lengthy shots of bare breasts, male rear ends (and even split second male frontal nudity) was considered benign enough to warrant a PG rating, yet now, nearly 25 years later, America seems to still have a Puritanical viewpoint towards the human body when compared to other countries. The tide has turned backward from the free love and self-expression era (except in trash like "The Jerry Springer Show" and "Howard Stern".)
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1979 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kosa
    • Filming locations
      • National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, USA
    • Production company
      • CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,284,643
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,313,606
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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