Hair (1979)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Gerome Ragni (musical book) and
James Rado (musical book) ...

Release Date:

12 July 1979 (West Germany)

Genre:

Musical | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Let the sun shine in! [USA theatrical]

Plot:

Claude leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly indoctrinated into the youth subculture and subsequently drafted.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Friendship | Vietnam War | Rock Musical | Summer Of Love

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20

4:00 AM

TCM

Cast

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

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Bandshell, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

CIP Filmproduktion GmbH

Trivia:

Betty Buckley's voice is used for the Vietnamese girl singing "Walking In Space."

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: While everyone (male) is dancing in jail, extra goes to jump at fence/bars and misses terribly.

Quotes:

Berger: Where you from?
Claude Bukowski: Oklahoma.
Jeannie: listen man I know what how it feels, I used to come from Kansas myself.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

Soundtrack:

Three-Five-Zero-Zero

Great, over & over!

I have seen this movie more than 50 times in my life, and each time I watch it the movie is just as entertaining as it was the first time! George Berger (played by Treat Williams) leads a small group of 1960's-1970's era anti-war "hippies" living at large in New York City. This small group happens upon a young man, Claude Bukowski (played by John Savage) who has been drafted into the US Army for service in Vietnam. Despite their best efforts to dissuade him, Claude does eventually report for basic training in the Army. Still distressed over his having left them, the hippie group steal a car and travel across the USA to visit Claude "...for a couple of hours," in the words of George Berger (to an M.P. stationed at the entry gate of the Army base Claude is temporarily stationed at in Nevada). The outcome is truly touching, so I won't spoil it for those who have not yet seen this fantastic movie. The musical score is equally fantastic! Don Dacus (of the rock group Chicago), who plays the part of "Woof" - one of the hippies, is a not a key character, but the movie wouldn't have been the same without him. Beverly D'Angelo (who plays Sheila Franklin, an uptown girl who is befriended by the hippie group) is sensational in her role! A MUST SEE film!!