Shampoo details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Tony Bill, Jack Warden, Julie Christie, Warren Beatty, Carrie Fisher |
| Director: | Hal Ashby |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama - Romantic |
| Studio: | UCA |
| Collections: | Last Chance |
| Name | Discs | |
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Shampoo |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 43 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 02 Feb 2004 |
| Main languages: | English |
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No mullets here
By sadako from sussex , 28 Jun 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
Films and actors age, some with grace, others not. Warren Beatty may fall into the latter category but his 1975 production, Shampoo, still turns heads.
George (Beatty) is a the hairdresser in L.A., a vacuous Lothario with a motorbike between his thighs and a lie on his lip. It is election eve 1968. One of his clients and lovers Felicia (Lee Grant) recommends he approach her husband Lester (Jack Warden) for a loan to start his own salon. George chaperone’s Lester’s lover (and his ex) Jackie (Julie Christie), to a party and over the course of the evening the chickens come home to roost.
George is a dim puppy chasing his tail from start to end. Beatty plays the role with great self-awareness turning all those assumptions about his huge ego and self-aggrandizement on their head in a performance that ranks alongside McCabe and Mrs Miller as one of his best.
Were it only this, Shampoo would be dismissed as a cute bit of fluff. However, with Hal Ashby in the director’s chair and Robert Towne’s mature script Shampoo is a searing indictment of the failings of 60’s counterculture. George and his naive model girlfriend (Goldie Hawn) are well versed in the hippy vernacular. Lester’s hypocrisy is aligned with Tricky Dicky lurking in the shadows.
Shampoo weaves social comment with a rigorous examination of personal relationships to devastating effect and reminds us just how good Beatty once was.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By Mamacat (85 reviews) from Welwyn Garden City , 09 Jan 2013It sounds fun but this 70's satire hasn't aged well. The cast give it all but its not clever and lacks bite. Not in the same class as the best 70's cinema- Was this review helpful to you?
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Bell bottoms and long hair.
By Peril (64 reviews) , 10 Dec 2012Good one to catch up on a very early Goldie Hawn film. In its day was quite risque. Christie was a looker for sure......and Warren had a Triumph before Officer and Gentleman Gere!- Was this review helpful to you?
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One of my favourite films
By EOM (8 reviews) , 09 Dec 2012'Shampoo' is the kind of film that just gets better and better with repeated viewings. All of the actors in this ensemble piece are fantastic, their facial expressions and nuances in delivery are just perfect. Its not a film that aims to be 'laugh out loud' funny (though there are a few of those moments, particularly in the Carrie Fisher scenes) but you're guaranteed to have a smile throughout. The satirical elements are subtle yet permeate the relationship plots. Also, this movie has a great soundtrack.- Was this review helpful to you?
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boring, dull
By CraigManc (2 reviews) , 29 Jan 2012Warren Beatty and Goldie Horn are fabulous. Unfortunately this film that was hilarious in the 70s is terrible now. It's no longer the sexy shocker that it was.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Surprisingly good!
By a customer from Oxfordshire , 04 Jul 2008A cracking film about sexual mores of the time with great performances from the three leads. Goldie Hawn is resplendent. More depth to it than you'd think, and it looks incredible.- Was this review helpful to you?
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