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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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6.2/10   3,951 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Towne (written by) and
Warren Beatty (written by)
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Release Date:
13 March 1975 (USA) more
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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
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(28 articles)
User Reviews:
Fun 60s lifestyles with social criticism thrown in more (64 total)

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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109 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Carrie Fisher said she was cast in the role mainly through family connections. She said when Warren Beatty ran lines with her, he did it while eating. She said the whole thing for her was a lark. She also admitted years later in an article she wrote for Rolling Stone magazine that star Beatty unsuccessfully propositioned her. more
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Anachronisms: Coca-Cola can George drinks from while chatting with Lorna is a post 1968 design. more
Quotes:
Banker: Do you have any references?
George Roundy: I do Barbara Rush.
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Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more
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Spanish Flea more

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22 out of 35 people found the following review useful.
Fun 60s lifestyles with social criticism thrown in, 25 July 2004
8/10
Author: roger-212 from United States

Hal Ashby always leavened his comedic films (Harold and Maude, Being There, Last Detail) with sharp social commentary and observation, and "Shampoo" is no different. Taking place on the eve and day of the 1968 Presidential Election, it's as concerned with the "free love" hedonism as it is with the profound and dark social changes that had taken place by 1975 (the year "Shampoo" was produced).

Beatty has never been more charming - or revealing as emptily vain as anyone so "successful" with women can become, and the film switches between surprisingly adult material even for now with a concern for mid-life crises, cultural politics, and ultimately, a cynical view of how the free-wheeling 60s counterculture didn't take themselves seriously enough. Robert Towne's influence in the script is clearly evident.

Already "dated" when it came out, it's a great snapshot of the times, its concerns and issues, and is relevant today.

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