Hair (film)
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Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
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| Directed by | Miloš Forman |
| Produced by |
Michael Butler Lester Persky |
| Screenplay by | Michael Weller |
| Based on |
Hair by Gerome Ragni and James Rado |
| Starring |
John Savage Treat Williams Beverly D'Angelo |
| Music by | Galt MacDermot |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Edited by |
Alan Heim Stanley Warnow |
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CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
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| Distributed by | United Artists (1979, original) MGM (1999, DVD, and 2011, Blu-Ray DVD) |
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Running time
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121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $15,284,643 |
Hair is a 1979 musical war comedy-drama film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical Hair: An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical about a Vietnam War draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. The hippies introduce him to their environment of cannabis, LSD, unorthodox relationships and draft evasion.
The film was directed by Miloš Forman, who was nominated for a César Award for his work on the film. Cast members include Treat Williams, John Savage, Beverly D'Angelo, Don Dacus, Annie Golden, Dorsey Wright, Nell Carter, Cheryl Barnes, Richard Bright, Ellen Foley and Charlotte Rae. Dance scenes were choreographed by Twyla Tharp and performed by the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation. The film was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture (for Williams).
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