In 1975 Shampoo was considered groundbreaking not only because of its general coarseness but also because of its sexual politics and even politics full stop. The film is set on the eve of President Nixon's election victory.
Boy has it dated. Not helped that it does not look like a film set in 1968 more like a movie set in the mid 1970s. As a character playing an ace hairdresser, Beatty needed a better haircut for the period.
George (Warren Beatty) is a high end Hollywood hairdresser and a rampant womaniser. He is looking for money to set up his own salon and is introduced to wealthy Lester (Jack Warden) as a potential investor.
Trouble for Lester is, George has slept with his wife, daughter and lover Jackie (Julie Christie.) George also has a lover Jill (Goldie Hawn) of his own who is tired of his infidelities and in attentiveness.
Beatty who co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Towne and was hoping to show an era where a great hedonistic party is ending with the election of Nixon. The characters are shallow and unlikeable with only Lester having some kind of world weary decency.
Boy has it dated. Not helped that it does not look like a film set in 1968 more like a movie set in the mid 1970s. As a character playing an ace hairdresser, Beatty needed a better haircut for the period.
George (Warren Beatty) is a high end Hollywood hairdresser and a rampant womaniser. He is looking for money to set up his own salon and is introduced to wealthy Lester (Jack Warden) as a potential investor.
Trouble for Lester is, George has slept with his wife, daughter and lover Jackie (Julie Christie.) George also has a lover Jill (Goldie Hawn) of his own who is tired of his infidelities and in attentiveness.
Beatty who co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Towne and was hoping to show an era where a great hedonistic party is ending with the election of Nixon. The characters are shallow and unlikeable with only Lester having some kind of world weary decency.