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Hair the Movie

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Hair, My Favorite Movie of All Time

Hair is absolutely my favorite movie.

The movie takes place during the Vietnam war and the hippie period. It's a magical movie with incredible music and dancing and very colorful costumes.

Hair is about a young man named Claude that arrives in New York City on the way to join the Vietnam War. When he arrives in New York he meets a group of hippies, befriends them and has lots of interesting adventures. The hippies are against the war, but Claude is determined to fight.

I won't give away the ending, but it's a tearjerker.

- Lens by Wendy

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History of Hair

Hair started off-Broadway in 1967 and then opened on-Broadway in 1968 followed by a successful run in London. Since then there has been many productions of Hair around the world. The movie adaptation was released in 1979 and a Broadway revival is scheduled to open March 2009.

The dance scenes in the movie were choreographed by Twyla Tharp. The movie was nominated for a Best Picture Golden Globe award and Treat Williams was nominated for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture Golden Globe.

The Music is Fantastic!!

The songs on the soundtrack are amazing. The movie starts off with Acquarius and ends with Let The Sunshine In.

Some of the songs have some foul language in them so this soundtrack is definitely not for children.

The actors sing the songs beautifully and by the time you're done listening you'll be singing the songs over and over again.

The following is a list of the songs you'll find on the soundtrack:

  • Acquarius

  • Sodomy

  • Donna

  • Hashish

  • Colored Spade

  • Manchester England

  • I'm Black

  • Aint Got No

  • I Got Life

  • Hair

  • Going Down

  • Old Fashioned Melody

  • Electric Blues

  • Where Do I Go

  • Black Boys

  • White Boys

  • Walking In Space

  • Easy To Be Hard

  • Good Morning Starshine

  • Let The Sunshine In

Movie or Musical?

If you're a fan of Hair, which do you prefer?

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The Movie - That's What I Fell In Love With & Those Are The Actors I Want To See!

The Musical - Nothing Better Than The Live Experience, That's Where The Energy Is!

aj2008 says:

I have to say the Musical, because a) I have never seen the film and b) I saw the ORIGINAL West End production. If my Mum had known what it was about then I dont think she would have let me see it - ha ha!

kimmanleyort says:

The musical, but a little unfair since I haven't seen the movie. I love the music from Hair! Takes me back to my childhood.

 

Famous Movie Cast

The movie cast has several actors and actresses that became famous:


  • Treat Williams - George Berger

  • John Savage - Claude Hooper Bukowski

  • Beverly D'Angelo - Sheila Franklin

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Hair on DVD

You can order Hair on DVD or purchase Hair along with De Lovely and A Chorus Line in a special collection of DVD musicals.
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Thoughts or Comments!

  • aj2008 Oct 18, 2010 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    Oh wow, what a blast from the past - my fav song was Aquarius - maybe you should have a poll on here to see what people's fav songs are?
  • Dec 28, 2008 @ 7:25 pm | delete
    Interesting. When was this movie made? How is it different from the Broadway production. An intriguing lens I'd like to see more of.
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