Director Milos Foreman (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” 1975) gave us a trip back to the 1960’s with “Hair,” a film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical of the same name. The story tells of a Vietnam War draftee meeting a group of hippies on his way to join the U. S. Army. The “adventures” along the way include experiments with marijuana, LSD, etc.
The mediocre screenplay Michael Weller is augmented by the musical production numbers, with mixed results. The three most famous songs from the musical, “Aquarius,” “Hair,” and “Good Morning Starshine” were executed well enough, but the other numbers and the choreography were absolutely terrible.
The cast includes John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D’Angelo, Annie Golden, Dorsey Wright, Donnie Dacus, Cheryl Barnes, Michael Jeter, Richard Bright, Ellen Foley, Miles Chapin, Charlotte Rae, Laurie Beechman, Nicholas Ray, Antonio Rey, Renn Woods, and Nell Carter, two years away from her breakout role in NBC-TV’s “Gimme a Break” (1981-1987).
“Hair” barely broke even at the box office for CIP Film Produktion GmbH, Tribe Entertainment Group, and United Artists.
Hair (1979)
cinema
My Review
Director Milos Foreman (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” 1975) gave us a trip back to the 1960’s with “Hair,” a film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical of the same name. The story tells of a Vietnam War draftee meeting a group of hippies on his way to join the U. S. Army. The “adventures” along the way include experiments with marijuana, LSD, etc.
The mediocre screenplay Michael Weller is augmented by the musical production numbers, with mixed results. The three most famous songs from the musical, “Aquarius,” “Hair,” and “Good Morning Starshine” were executed well enough, but the other numbers and the choreography were absolutely terrible.
The cast includes John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D’Angelo, Annie Golden, Dorsey Wright, Donnie Dacus, Cheryl Barnes, Michael Jeter, Richard Bright, Ellen Foley, Miles Chapin, Charlotte Rae, Laurie Beechman, Nicholas Ray, Antonio Rey, Renn Woods, and Nell Carter, two years away from her breakout role in NBC-TV’s “Gimme a Break” (1981-1987).
“Hair” barely broke even at the box office for CIP Film Produktion GmbH, Tribe Entertainment Group, and United Artists.