Shampoo (Film)

Shampoo is an American comedy film directed by Hal Ashby from the year 1975.

Action

The film shows the events of that day in 1968, at the Richard Nixon was elected U.S. president. George Roundy is a sought-after hair stylist. Roundy has a relationship with Jill, but he also has an affair with Felicia, who is married to the entrepreneur Lester. Roundy is not satisfied with his professional life and want to start their own business. He visited Lester to persuade him to invest in Roundys own hair salon.

Roundy is invited by Lester to an election party of high society, where further details of the investment will be discussed. Here caused Jackie Shawn, Lester's mistress, who has an affair with Roundy, a scandal. Later it verschlägt Lester to a hippie party where he discovers Roundy and Jackie during lovemaking. Also Jill is and now turns away from Roundy.

The hairdresser is visited at one of the next days of Lester, who reproaches him his lifestyle. Lester is accompanied by two heavily built men who threaten Roundy. Roundy and Lester talk openly with each other; the end of the conversation reveals Lester that he wants to leave his wife. He is considering re- participation in the Salon of Roundy.

Roundy finds that he is in love with Jackie. He makes her to marry him, but she replies, Lester had promised her to get a divorce and take them to Acapulco. To the end of the film she is picked up by Lester with a sedan, while Roundy watching from a hill nearby.

Background

The film was shot in Los Angeles. He played in the cinemas of the United States, where he started off on February 11, 1975, almost 50 million U.S. dollars. On September 12, 1975, he started in the Federal Republic.

Hal Ashby's wife, Joan Marshall has a small role as Mrs. Schumann.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times that he had expected based on the cast list, the film would impress him. The film had not touched him ( " the movie did not quite work for me ").

The lexicon of the International film wrote that the film was a " cynical - smooth Comedy " which superficially treat the psychological and the political aspects. The United States would be represented as a "degenerate beauty parlor " in which " prevail promiscuity, greed and poverty relationship " behind the beautiful facade.

Awards

Lee Grant won in 1976 for Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Jack Warden as Best Supporting Actor, Warren Beatty and Robert Towne for Best Original Screenplay, and W. Stewart Campbell, George Gaines and Richard Sylbert for Best Art Direction have been nominated for an Oscar.

The film received five nominations in 1976 for a Golden Globe Award: as Best Picture - Musical or Comedy, as well as Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn and Lee Grant. Jack Warden in 1976 was nominated for the BAFTA Award. The writers won the 1975 National Society of Film Critics Award and the 1976 Writers Guild of America Award.

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