MusicDramaComedy

Hair

- Let the sunshine in!

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.

Release Date : 1979-03-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CIP Filmproduktion GmbHUnited Artists

Production Country : GermanyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Claude Hooper Bukowski

Original Name : John Savage

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Berger

Original Name : Treat Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheila Franklin

Original Name : Beverly D'Angelo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jeannie Ryan

Original Name : Annie Golden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lafayette aka Hud

Original Name : Dorsey Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woof

Original Name : Don Dacus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hud’s Fiancée

Original Name : Cheryl Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fenton

Original Name : Richard Bright

Gender : Male

Character Name : The General

Original Name : Nicholas Ray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady in Pink

Original Name : Charlotte Rae

Gender : Female

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Miles Chapin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheila's Mother

Original Name : Fern Tailer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheila's Father

Original Name : Charles Denny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheila's Uncle

Original Name : Herman Meckler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheila's Aunt

Original Name : Agnes Breen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Berger

Original Name : Antonia Rey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Berger

Original Name : George J. Manos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vietnamese Girl

Original Name : Linda Surh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Debutante #1

Original Name : Jane Booke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Debutante #2

Original Name : Suzanna Love

Gender : Female

Character Name : Claude's Father

Original Name : Joe Acord

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheldon

Original Name : Michael Jeter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Psychiatrist

Original Name : Janet York

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lafayette Jr.

Original Name : Rahsaan Curry

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Judge

Original Name : Harry Gittelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : MP

Original Name : Donald Alsdurf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barracks Officer

Original Name : Steve Massicotte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barracks Officer

Original Name : Mario Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Aquarius' Soloist

Original Name : Ren Woods

Gender : Female

Character Name : Colored Spade' / 'Ain't Got No

Original Name : Toney Watkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colored Spade

Original Name : Carl Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colored Spade

Original Name : Howard Potter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ain't Got No' / 'White Boys

Original Name : Nell Carter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ain't Got No

Original Name : Kurt Yaghjian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Boys

Original Name : Laurie Beechman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Black Boys

Original Name : Debi Dye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Boys

Original Name : Ellen Foley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Black Boys

Original Name : Johnny Maestro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Boys

Original Name : Fred Ferrara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Boys

Original Name : Jim Rosica

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Boys

Original Name : Vincent Carella

Gender : Male

Character Name : White Boys

Original Name : Charlayne Woodard

Gender : Female

Character Name : White Boys

Original Name : Trudy Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : White Boys

Original Name : Chuck Patterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : White Boys

Original Name : H. Douglas Berring

Gender : Male

Character Name : White Boys

Original Name : Russell Costen

Gender : Male

Character Name : White Boys

Original Name : Kenny Brawner

Gender : Male

Character Name : White Boys

Original Name : Lee Wells

Gender : Male

Character Name : Electric Blues

Original Name : Leata Galloway

Gender : Female

Character Name : Electric Blues

Original Name : Cyrena Lomba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Fashioned Melody

Original Name : Ron Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flesh Failures

Original Name : John DeRobertas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flesh Failures

Original Name : Grand L. Bush

Gender : Male

Character Name : '3-5-0-0' Soloist

Original Name : Melba Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : '3-5-0-0' Soloist

Original Name : Ronnie Dyson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Rose Marie Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Tom Rawe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Jennifer Way

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Shelley Washington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Christine Uchida

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Raymond Kurshals

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Richard Colton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Anthony Ferro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sara Rudner

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Priestess (uncredited)

Original Name : Twyla Tharp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Court Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Maloney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Kate Glasner

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-10-21

I watched much of this convinced that Treat Williams was a very young Tommy Lee Jones, and despite the look of the film dating, it's still quite a potent and entertaining look at life amidst the draft. The rather naive "Claude" (John Savage) arrives from his home in rural Oklahoma into a New York brimming with vibrancy and eccentricity. He's on his way to join up to fight in Vietnam when he encounters "Berger" (Williams) and starts to fall into a life of gentle hedonism leading to his love of "Shiela" (Beverly D'Angelo). She and "Berger are from different sides of the tracks, but despite her silver spoon she has quite a rebellious nature and very much embraces her hippie existence protesting the war whilst stoked up on weed, emotion and idealism. They only have a few days, but in those days their relationships develop, thrive, vacillate and ultimately Milos Forman presents us with a quite subtly scathing commentary on a mid-1960s USA. I still think this works better on the stage - the confined space there forces the characters and scenarios together better, but this is still a strong big-screen adaptation that allows the music and dance numbers to retain much of their punch. The characterisations run deep too with plenty of their gang having slightly more than bit parts to complement the thrust of the burgeoning romance. It's perhaps that that lets this down a little. The pair are rarely seen together and the portrayal of their "love" is a wee bit on the shallow side. Musically, there are more than a few familiar numbers to keep the pace rollicking along, and perhaps the fairly explicit nature of some of the lyrics explains why this did rather better on the European Awards circuit than it did in the USA (or the UK). "Aquarius", "Good Morning Starshine" and the title song are maybe the most memorable but there are plenty more to get our teeth into as the rawness of the original Gerome Ragni book is framed within a cityscape dealing with racism, homophobia and just about everything to preclude the concept of "free love" (or even creatively inexpensive love). It's holding it's relevance quite well and is well worth two hours.