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Shampoo

1975 · 110 min

A breezy, sunlit satire of sexual politics that drifts from farce to quiet melancholy as its charming hero's luck runs out.

Directed by
Hal Ashby
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Your hairdresser does it better.
Overview
On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie.

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Directed by
Hal Ashby
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Hal Ashby
Written by
Robert Towne, Warren Beatty
Starring
Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, George Furth, Jay Robinson
Music
Paul Simon
Cinematography
László Kovács
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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