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Overview

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Director:
Milos Forman
Writers:
Gerome Ragni (musical book) and
James Rado (musical book) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
12 July 1979 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Musical | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Let the sun shine in! [USA theatrical] more
Plot:
Claude leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly indoctrinated into the youth subculture and subsequently drafted. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Sundance To Air Hair Documentary Featuring Local Director 7/27
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 July 2009, 12:24 AM, PDT)

Free Flick Fridays: Hair
 (From Tribeca Film. 3 July 2009, 4:00 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
A classic musical! more (131 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Savage ... Claude Hooper Bukowski

Treat Williams ... George Berger

Beverly D'Angelo ... Sheila Franklin
Annie Golden ... Jeannie Ryan

Dorsey Wright ... Lafayette aka Hud
Don Dacus ... Woof
Cheryl Barnes ... Hud's Fiancee

Richard Bright ... Fenton
Nicholas Ray ... The General
Charlotte Rae ... Lady in Pink
Miles Chapin ... Steve Franklin
Fern Tailer ... Sheila's Mother
Charles Denny ... Sheila's Father
Herman Meckler ... Sheila's Uncle
Agness Breen ... Sheila's Aunt
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Additional Details

Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA | West Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original Broadway production of "Hair" opened at the Biltmore Theater on April 29, 1968, ran for 1750 performances and was nominated for the 1969 Tony Award for the Best Musical. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The fold in the money Bukowski holds in court changes orientation and is also folded more neatly between shots. more
Quotes:
Berger, Hud, Woof: [in song] Hair like Jesus wore it. Hallelujah! I adore it! Hallelujah! Mary loved her son. Why don't my mother love me? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dottor Jekyll e gentile signora (1979) more
Soundtrack:
Electric Blues more

FAQ

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28 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
A classic musical!, 10 November 2004
10/10
Author: stalzz64 from United States

Now more than ever we need Peace & Love in this world!

This film really showcases the wonderful music of the Broadway show, and the fabulous Choreography of the legendary Twila Tharp! I saw it again after many years, and it still holds up well.

Thank you, MGM/UA for putting this on DVD! I love the option of seeing in Widescreen. MGM rocks for doing this on many of their DVD releases.

Ya gotta love Treat Williams as Berger and John Savage as Claude. They couldn't have picked better actors & actresses for this film! Beverly D'Angelo is such a 'hot mama' in this film--I had forgotten just how hot! WOW!

The supporting cast is absolutely great,

with the late great Nell Carter making a singing cameo in a couple of scenes, as well as the kooky Charlotte Ray (Mrs. Garrett on 'Facts Of Life')

The story gets a little weak toward the end, but the anti-war sentiment of the late 60's still holds up, and is relevant today.

It's beautifully filmed (quite a bit on location) and is so colorful and lovely and really brings the spirit of 1968 back on the big screen.

I saw this movie when it was released in 1979 when I was 15, and was moved by it then, and it still moves me now at 40. Some other reviews on here say they think it should have been made sooner--I don't think Hollywood was ready to make such a movie back in the late 60's-early 70's.

The Vietnam War ended in 1975, and the whole thing hit a little too close to home, I think for this story to be filmed before it was (like in 1969, 70, 71)

Bravo to Director Milos Foreman! I love this film!!!!!!!

It's nice to see it again, this time on DVD. It never looked better!

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