Hair | 
| Director: Milos Forman
Actors: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'angelo, Annie Golden, Dorsey Wright
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  136 reviews
Sales Rank: 2263
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D907641D
ISBN: 0792841638
UPC: 027616764126
EAN: 9780792841630
ASIN: 0792841638
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
Release Date: April 27, 1999
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The Age of Aquarius is brought to life by the filmmaker who made Amadeus a household word. Milos Forman directed this version of James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot's landmark musical in 1979 between his Oscar-winning films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus. With mixed reviews (Gene Siskel named it that year's best film) and lukewarm box-office grosses, the film all but disappeared from the collective consciousness. Yet the film beautifully delivers on its promise to bring the '60s back to life. Hair re-creates a colorful world of counterculture finding an anvil to pound on: the Vietnam War. Forman and his design team allow the film to wash over you, starting at the free-flowing opening in which masses of hippies, police, and even their horses eagerly groove to the familiar beat of "Aquarius." In the best work of his career, Treat Williams makes his leading- man debut as Berger, the leader of the Central Park troop who takes draftee Claude (John Savage) under his wing on his trip through New York City and the apex of what the '60s was. The new recording of the music is quite fine, with Chicago band member Don Dacus's rendition of the title song a highlight. As Berger's piece de resistance number says, "I've Got Life"; so does the film, right down to its poignant declaration to "let the sunshine in." --Doug Thomas
Product Description
Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/20/2008 Run time: 121 minutes Rating: Pg
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 Beautiful, timeless, underrated June 28, 2009
Magda/S
This movie is unbelievably beautiful with a timeless message. And the music, WOW! Of course Long, Beautiful Hair, Let the Sunshine In (always makes me cry), and one of the best recorded songs (ever, any category)in history: Easy to Be Hard by Cheryl Barnes. You must catch this last one on youtube.
 Now That You've Seen The Broadway Revival, See the Movie June 10, 2009
D. Antoine (San Francisco, California)
Hopefully the success of the current Broadway revival will inspire new "Hair Heads" to see this film. It is nothing like the play, yet EXACTLY like it where it counts - capturing the essence and spirit of the 60's - in a fun, yet serious way. The emphasis on the importance of individuality, creativity, tolerance, commitment, fearlessness, living life passionately with sensitivity and respect, the real consequences/casualties of war and the power of unity and hope in troubled times should resonate with today's audiences. It's a message we all need to be reminded of right now.
 Fun April 26, 2009
Leah Wall (Hanau, Germany)
Silly but fun, the songs will get stuck in your head for days. While not as good as the stage versions it is still worth seeing for any lover of musicals.
 The Movie "Hair" is Not True at All to the Original Broadwa Musical "Hair" April 26, 2009
Lou Cole
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The movie "Hair" was made in the late 1970's. The Vietnam War was over for some years now and disco and "Saturday Night Fever" and "Satr Wars" were now in.
The music was from most of the origianl score. (No. It did not have all the music from it).
The story was completely changed.
I was too young in the late 1960's and early 1970's to see the original Broadway musical, however, I was fortunate to have seen an episode of ABC's sit-com "Head of the Class" tht stared Howard Hessman. In the episode, the students of the high school Hessman's character teaches at put on the musical "Hair" as the school annual play. The episode shows excerpts of the original musical or as the original musical was supposed to be. The movie was nothing like it at all.
I really like wha I saw on that episode of "Head of the Class" and have always hoped that a video theatrical presentation of "hair" would be made some time in the future like was done with "Oh! Calcutta!". Oh! Calcutta! Unfortuantely, so far, nothing.
They only have a documentary available it seems. Hair: Let the Sunshine In
I hope tht one day a video version on DVD of the original version of the musical "Hair" will be made available.
Fantastic!! March 15, 2009
Jessica Hayes (Caneyville, KY USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Being a huge fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber myself, I was somewhat sceptical of seeing a movie of the same genre by someone other than him writing it, But this movie has changed my mind completely! By watching this movie, I get a real feel of how the 60's movement was and can relate to the characters and what they were going through. It has great music, great dancers, annd a great plot. An all around GREAT MOVIE!!! I would recommend it to anyone.
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