Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

preppy-3 This takes place in the late 1960s. Claude Bukowski (John Savage) travels from Oklahoma to NYC to join the Army. While in NY he falls in with a group of hippies. They sing and dance about 1960s issues. Claude also falls for rich beautiful Sheila Franklin (Beverly D'Angelo). They all try to prevent Claude from going but he does...and finds basic training is a living hell.The plot is kind of vague as are the characters but this still works. The songs are great, the acting is on target, the costumes are VERY colorful and the dancing is energetic and directed by the legendary Twyla Tharp. Naturally it's dated but you get caught right up in it. Also, like the stage play this has female AND male nudity! This was a bomb when it came out in 1979 but has since developed a cult following. Highly recommended. Look for the late Nell Carter singing "White Boys".

johnny-burgundy Hair (1979) This is a musical anti-war drama film based on the 1968 Broadway musical Hair: An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. It is about a draftee who meets a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army. They introduce him to their environment of drugs, unorthodox relationships and free love. The film received generally favorable reviews from film critics at the time of its release. At the 37th Golden Globe Awards, the film was nominated for a Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Despite this, it did poorly at the box office. Treat Williams was nominated for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male. It's one of the better translations of a musical film and cultural gem.

edwagreen Music and the anti-war feeling regarding Vietnam is marvelously staged in this 1979 film.Treat Williams is way-out and way-too-good as a hippie caught up in the period.The musical production numbers are marvelously staged in a film attempted to draw rebellious America with the establishment. I think that Damon Runyan would have had a ball with this excellent film.I wish that Charlotte Rae had had a speaking part in the film. When the hippie culture invades the well-off people's party, Rae as a guest of the elite, dances on the table thereby showing that she is willing and able to follow a different way of thinking as well as life.The integration of the army brass at the induction center participating in the singing is well done and shooting down the tower that produced the anti-establishment songs being sung over it were memorable.

JudiD222 This adaptation of the musical is done with a creative edge and an open ENGAGE the AUDIENCE attitude! It invites you to understand the struggles of that time and how the "free love hippies" dealt with peace. It is a timeless message and one you cannot help but become attached to the destiny of each character. Treat Williams is phenomenal!!!!!! That boy can MOVE!! =) I think everyone should watch this and understand the belief of infusing peace not war. I think signing the message sends more of an impact and embraces the message in a gentle way. Because, even tho I did not live during this era, the world continues to struggle with using violence to solve it's problems. I think this movie is a delight to watch and evoke smiles, laughter, tears and so much more. The table dance scene is hysterically funny and the I GOT LIFE song shows we are all human. A must see