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Shampoo Details

1975 Certificate 18
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A frankly adult comedy about the sex lives of the aimless and the rich, Shampoo is also a pointed commentary on the demise of 1960s idealism at the dawn of the Nixon era. It is Election Day, 1968, and randy Beverly Hills hairdresser George Roundy (Warren Beatty) is too worried about attending to all of his women's tonsorial and .. Read more

Starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Jack Warden
Director Hal Ashby
Genres Comedy, Drama

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A frankly adult comedy about the sex lives of the aimless and the rich, Shampoo is also a pointed commentary on the demise of 1960s idealism at the dawn of the Nixon era. It is Election Day, 1968, and randy Beverly Hills hairdresser George Roundy (Warren Beatty) is too worried about attending to all of his women's tonsorial and sexual needs, while trying to swing a bank loan to fund his own salon, to notice the fateful Presidential race. As George juggles the demands of girlfriend Jill (Goldie Hawn) and mistress Felicia (Lee Grant), not to mention Felicia's daughter (Carrie Fisher), he meets Felicia's husband Lester (Jack Warden) to get money for the salon and discovers that his beloved ex-girlfriend Jackie (Julie Christie) is now Lester's mistress. Lester asks George to escort Jackie to a banquet for Nixon supporters, leading to a series of climactic confrontations at the dinner and a Hollywood orgy that expose the conflicting demands of sex, love, and security among these terminally narcissistic L.A. denizens. As Nixon's victory speech drones in the background the following day and Paul Simon's mournful '60s music plays on the soundtrack, George's free-wheeling world collapses around him for reasons that he can barely begin to comprehend. Produced and co-written (with Chinatown scribe Robert Towne) by its star Warren Beatty, Shampoo became Beatty's second critical and popular success as a producer after Bonnie and Clyde, and it bolstered Hal Ashby's track record as director. Shampoo earned Grant an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Supporting Actor nomination for Warden and Beatty's first nomination as writer. With Nixon's 1974 Watergate disgrace adding an extra edge to the humor for 1975 audiences, this tragic bedroom farce became one of the highest-grossing films in Columbia Pictures' history at the time.~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Jack Warden, Lee Grant, Carrie Fisher, Tony Bill
Director Hal Ashby
Studio UCA
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Comedy, Drama
Language DVD: English
Released Production year: 1975

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    • 1 stars out of 4  

      Ugly little sex farce with few laughs but much dashing about and bad language. Its setting on election eve 1968 has made some people think it a political satire.

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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      No mullets here

      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.
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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      boring, dull

      Warren 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 ... read more »

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    • Rated - 3.0 stars  

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      Surprisingly good!

      A 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, ... read more »

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