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Hair (1979) -- With exuberance, inventiveness and humor, Treat Williams and Beverly D'Angelo lead a cast of future stars in this film of one of Broadway's most popular musical phenomenons of all time.
Hair (1979) -- The song that celebrates the Caucasian-American male body.
Hair (1979) -- The musical number in which Claude meets Sheila and the tribe.
Hair (1979) -- The uplifting song that provides hope for the future.
Hair (1979) -- The song that celebrates the African-American male body.

Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   10,492 votes
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Director:
Milos Forman
Writers:
Gerome Ragni (musical book) and
James Rado (musical book) ...
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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
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(14 articles)
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User Comments:
Timeless more
US TV Schedule:
Mon. July 204:00 AMTCM   

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)

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Trivia:
The words in the closing number, entitled 'The Flesh Failures', contain lines from 'William Shakespeare''s Romeo and Juliet. The words come from Romeo's death scene before drinking the poison. Phrases such as '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. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While Steve and Sheila are driving to the school on their own, Sheila's hair is straight. After Berger "joins" them, it is curly. more
Quotes:
Prison Psychiatrist: And men?
Woof: What do you mean...?
Prison Psychiatrist: You have any sexual attraction towards men?
Woof: You mean if I'm a homosexual or something like that?
Prison Psychiatrist: Yeah.
Woof: Well, I wouldn't kick Mick Jagger out of my bed, but uh, I'm not a homosexual, no.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Hashish more

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To what does the title 3-5-0-0 refer?
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41 out of 51 people found the following comment useful:-
Timeless, 9 October 2004
10/10
Author: dvmb65 (dvmb65@yahoo.com) from Somewhere in Berks

I first saw this film in the early 80's on cable. It was unique as a statement about the sixties, culture, war, music, race, and a bunch of things I'm certain I missed. However about a year ago it came back into my life as I started enjoying it with my son. He's a little young (9) for a lot of the themes in it, but he understands dancing hippies are fun to watch, and he gets the idea that end is ironic. While I can't think of other films in this genre, it does have a stand alone genius I love. It also does a unique justice to Central Park. Most musicals are lost on me, one way or another. "Tommy" was over the top and heavy handed in direction, "Oliver" seemed like crowd control on the silver screen, "The Wall" was so much abstract self important and indulgent dribble, but listening to "Failure of the Flesh" from Hair sounds right for our times today, as it did in the eighties, as it must have in the sixties...truly Timeless.

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