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Shampoo (1975) -- Wicked social satire about a sexy male hairdresser that does more than hair. Warren Beatty lampoons his own womanizer reputation in this feature concerned only with who is "doing" who and the superficial appearances of the upper class of Beverly Hills.
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Overview

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Director:
Hal Ashby
Writers:
Robert Towne (written by) and
Warren Beatty (written by)
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Release Date:
13 March 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Your hairdresser does it better... more
Plot:
Lovers undo a hairdresser from Beverly Hills around Election Eve in 1968. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
Dempsey Creates Hairdressing Show For ABC
 (From WENN. 22 October 2009, 3:06 PM, PDT)

Robert Towne: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 8 October 2009, 10:54 AM, PDT)

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Cast

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Warren Beatty ... George Roundy

Julie Christie ... Jackie Shawn

Goldie Hawn ... Jill
Lee Grant ... Felicia Carp

Jack Warden ... Lester Carp
Tony Bill ... Johnny Pope
George Furth ... Mr. Pettis

Jay Robinson ... Norman
Ann Weldon ... Mary
Luana Anders ... Devra
Randy Scheer ... Dennis
Susanna Moore ... Gloria

Carrie Fisher ... Lorna Carp
Mike Olton ... Ricci
Richard E. Kalk ... Detective Younger
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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
Loosely based on "The Country Wife," a Restoration comedy written in 1675 by William Wycherley, whose protagonist Horner feigns impotence in order to be allowed into the company of married women, who he then seduces. George in "Shampoo" would be considered non-threatening due to the stereotype that hair-dressers are gay, such as the scene in Jackie's bathroom when Lester walks in and the bistro sequence when George is fluffing Lester's hair. "Shampoo" only retains a distant reflection of the Horner character, but reportedly, the screenplay was inspired by the 1969 Chichester Festival production, according to a 2003 edition of the play edited by James Ogden. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After George cuts Jackie's hair, her formerly streaked tresses are all a uniform blonde tint although he has not colored her hair. more
Quotes:
Banker: Do you have any references?
George Roundy: I do Barbara Rush.
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Soundtrack:
Good Shepherd more

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9 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Brilliant, 4 December 2005
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Author: pljewkes from Boston, MA

Surely one of the most cynical "comedies" ever made, SHAMPOO is a jarring, scalding satire featuring Warren Beatty as a highly successful Beverly Hills hairdresser hoping to strike out on his own.

Unfortunately his runaway libido and the wacky women in his life are conspiring against him --- as Beatty's neurotic girlfriend, Goldie Hawn is wasted in a thankless role. On the other hand, as Felicia, the wife of his potential benefactor, Lee Grant has the role of her career. She's clingy, desperate, and acid-tongued. Julie Christie is his ex-girlfriend, who happens to be the mistress of Felicia's husband. Carrie Fisher is Felicia's daughter and may very well be the kinkiest ingénue in film history.

The script, by Beatty and the great Robert Towne slams all kinds of politics: presidential, sexual, business, show business...all with equal vengeance. SHAMPOO is something of a naughty cousin to Beatty's more straightforward political satire BULWORTH. The melancholy, sparsely used music score is by Paul Simon

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