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| United Artists | Release Date: March 14, 1979 |
Starring:
John Savage, Treat Williams
Summary:
Claude (Savage), a midwestern boy who's been drafted for the Vietnam War, travels to New York City and meets a group of hippies.
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Hair is entertaining - even fabulously entertaining - because it is so strange, so young, so innocent, so beneficent and adolescent, so lovable and so loving; it is entertaining because it is - all of it is - so impossible, so remote, so inconceivable in any place anywhere outside of a Hollywood musical. [28 Mar 1979]
Forman and screenwriter Michael Weller brought a sense of coherence to the original freewheeling structure and Twyla Tharp's choreography imparted an infectious dynamism. But, the profanity, nudity and disregard for the fourth wall that had made the stage show such a sensation were lost in the translation.
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Everyone seems sincere and bursting with energy, yet there is a strange lack of conviction: Forman has taken the honorable route by refusing to treat the material as easy nostalgia, but the confrontational sentiments no longer have the substance to survive his straightforward presentation.
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May 3, 2023
When I need a dose of Twyla Tharp choreography, this is my go-to flick! And it’s how I fell in love with many of the actors.
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Jul 7, 2007
Forman in his best time. I missed the hippie times, but imagine it could be like that me being more of Bukowski than the Berger.
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Aug 28, 2019
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Aug 21, 2021
What starts as campy grows like a beautiful, long, and flowing lock of "Hair" to become an involving and solid reflection regarding the American counterculture/war landscape of the late 1960's- complete with some great choreographed dances, song covers, and cast direction.
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Oct 3, 2009
Good songs and dancing, but pales compared to the original show... too little, too late.
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