History Film / Shampoo

->''"I go into that shop and they're so great looking, you know. And I, I'm doing their hair, and they feel great, and they smell great. Or I could be out on the street, you know, and I could just stop at a stoplight, or go into an elevator, or I...there's a beautiful girl. I, I, I don't know...I mean, that's it. I, it makes my day. Makes me feel like I'm gonna live forever. And, as far as I'm concerned, with what I'd like to have done at this point in my life, I know I should have accomplished more. But I've got no regrets...Maybe that means I don't love 'em. Maybe it means I don't love you. I don't know. Nobody's going to tell me I don't like 'em very much."''

''Shampoo'' is a 1975 comedy directed by Creator/HalAshby and starring Creator/WarrenBeatty (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Towne [''Film/{{Chinatown}}''] and produced the film), Julie Christie, Creator/GoldieHawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and in one of her earliest roles, Creator/CarrieFisher.

* AcademyAward: Grant won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Felicia.

''Shampoo'' is a 1975 comedy directed by Creator/HalAshby and starring Creator/WarrenBeatty (who also co-wrote the film with Robert Towne [''Film/{{Chinatown}}''] and produced it), Julie Christie, Creator/GoldieHawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and in one of her earliest roles, Creator/CarrieFisher.

On November 4, 1968, [[ElectionDayEpisode Election Day]], George (Beatty), a Beverly Hills hairdresser, is trying to get enough money so he can open his own shop. He's also trying to juggle the demands of the women in his life, including Jill (Hawn), a model who's his current girlfriend, Felicia (Grant), a rich housewife and one of George's best customers (both in the shop and in bed), who offers to set George up with her tycoon husband Lester (Warden) for the money he needs, and Jackie (Christie), Jill's best friend, Lester's current mistress, and George's ex-girlfriend, whom he's still in love with.

On November 4, 1968, [[ElectionDayEpisode Election Day]], in Beverly Hills, George (Beatty), a hairdresser, is trying to get enough money so he can open his own shop. He's also trying to juggle the demands of the women in his life, including Jill (Hawn), a model who's his current girlfriend, Felicia (Grant), a rich housewife and one of George's best customers (both in the shop and in bed), who offers to set George up with her tycoon husband Lester (Warden) for the money he needs, and Jackie (Christie), Jill's best friend, Lester's current mistress, and George's ex-girlfriend, whom he's still in love with.

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''Shampoo'' is a 1975 comedy directed by Creator/HalAshby and starring Creator/WarrenBeatty (who also co-wrote the film with Robert Towne [''Film/{{Chinatown}}''] and produced it), Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and in one of her earliest roles, Creator/CarrieFisher.

** At the Academy Awards that year, Goldie Hawn was co-presenter of the Best Cinematographer award, and when she was asked if she knew how important the job was she replied, that if they had figured out how to get the camera under the table, the movie would have doubled its profit.

** George carries around a hair dryer tucked in his pants like a cowboy would carry a gun, and the hair dryer is...[[FreudWasRight rather large]].

''Shampoo'' is a 1975 comedy directed by Hal Ashby and starring Creator/WarrenBeatty (who also co-wrote the film with Robert Towne [''Film/{{Chinatown}}''] and produced it), Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and in one of her earliest roles, Creator/CarrieFisher.

* LoveDodecahedron: You probably should keep some graph paper handy to keep track of all the entanglements among the main characters.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Both Jackie and Jill have left George at the end of the movie, and it's doubtful Lester will lend him the money to open up his own shop]].
* MistakenForGay: One of the reasons why Lester is unaware George is really TheCasanova.

* PopStarComposer: Music/PaulSimon is credited with the score, which amounts to a few minutes of spare acoustic guitar-based melodies spread out widely over the course of the film.

** When George is working on one woman's hair at the salon, her head is in a rather suggestive positive relative to his crotch.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Robert Towne says George was initially inspired by famed Beverly Hills hairdresser Gene Shacove, but he also had elements [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Peters Jon Peters]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Sebring Jay Sebring]], plus Warren Beatty himself.

* DoYouWantToCopulate: Lorna basically says this to George while he's waiting for her mother.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: George carries around a hair dryer tucked in his pants like a cowboy would carry a gun, and the hair dryer is...[[FreudWasRight rather large]].

''Shampoo'' is a 1975 comedy directed by Hal Ashby and starring Creator/WarrenBeatty (who also co-wrote the film with Robert Towne (''Film/{{Chinatown}}'') and produced it), Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and in one of her earliest roles, Creator/CarrieFisher.

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->''I go into that shop and they're so great looking, you know. And I, I'm doing their hair, and they feel great, and they smell great. Or I could be out on the street, you know, and I could just stop at a stoplight, or go into an elevator, or I...there's a beautiful girl. I, I, I don't know...I mean, that's it. I, it makes my day. Makes me feel like I'm gonna live forever. And, as far as I'm concerned, with what I'd like to have done at this point in my life, I know I should have accomplished more. But I've got no regrets...Maybe that means I don't love 'em. Maybe it means I don't love you. I don't know. Nobody's going to tell me I don't like 'em very much.''

* TakeThat: In interviews, Beatty stressed the reason why he set the movie when he did was to show all the people at the second party (including his character) who didn't care enough to vote, and allowed UsefulNotes/RichardNixon to become President (as opposed to the people at the first party, who did care, and voted for Nixon).

-->- '''George'''

''Film/{{Shampoo}}'' is a 1975 comedy directed by Hal Ashby and starring Creator/WarrenBeatty (who also co-wrote the film with Robert Towne (''Film/{{Chinatown}}'') and produced it), Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and in one of her earliest roles, Creator/CarrieFisher.

* PrecisionFStrike: When Sid Roth promises Jackie he can get her whatever she wants, she points to George and declares, "What I really want is to suck his cock."

* SpitTake: George spits out his wine when he hears Jackie's PrecisionFStrike (see above).

->''I go into that shop and they're so great looking, you know. And I, I'm doing their hair, and they feel great, and they smell great. Or I could be out on the street, you know, and I could just stop at a stoplight, or go into an elevator, or I...there's a beautiful girl. I, I, I don't know...I mean, that's it. I, it makes my day. Makes me feel like I'm gonna live forever. And, as far as I'm concerned, with what I'd like to have done at this point in my life, I know I should have accomplished more. But I've got no regrets...Maybe that means I don't love 'em. Maybe it means I don't love you. I don't know. Nobody's going to tell me I don't like 'em very much.'' - '''George'''

* AcademyAward: Grant won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance; the film was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor (for Warden), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Art Diretion/Set Direction.

* TheCameo: Famed cult horror director Creator/WilliamCastle plays an executive at the party for Republican Party supporters everyone goes to.

On November 4, 1968, [[ElectionNightEpisode Election Day]], in Beverly Hills, George (Beatty), a hairdresser, is trying to get enough money so he can open his own shop. He's also trying to juggle the demands of the women in his life, including Jill (Hawn), a model who's his current girlfriend, Felicia (Grant), a rich housewife and one of George's best customers (both in the shop and in bed), who offers to set George up with her tycoon husband Lester (Warden) for the money he needs, and Jackie (Christie), Jill's best friend, Lester's current mistress, and George's ex-girlfriend, whom he's still in love with.

* SpitTake: George spits out his wine when he hears Jackie's PrecisionFStrike (see above).

->''I go into that shop and they're so great looking, you know. And I, I'm doing their hair, and they feel great, and they smell great. Or I could be out on the street, you know, and I could just stop at a stoplight, or go into an elevator, or I...there's a beautiful girl. I, I, I don't know...I mean, that's it. I, it makes my day. Makes me feel like I'm gonna live forever. And, as far as I'm concerned, with what I'd like to have done at this point in my life, I know I should have accomplished more. But I've got no regrets...Maybe that means I don't love 'em. Maybe it means I don't love you. I don't know. Nobody's going to tell me I don't like 'em very much.'' - George

''Shampoo'' is a 1975 comedy directed by Hal Ashby and starring Creator/WarrenBeatty (who also co-wrote the film with Robert Towne (''Film/{{Chinatown}}'') and produced it), Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and in one of her earliest roles, Creator/CarrieFisher.

On November 4, 1968, Election Day, in Beverly Hills, George (Beatty), a hairdresser, is trying to get enough money so he can open his own shop. He's also trying to juggle the demands of the women in his life, including Jill (Hawn), a model who's his current girlfriend, Felicia (Grant), a rich housewife and one of George's best customers (both in the shop and in bed), who offers to set George up with her tycoon husband Lester (Warden) for the money he needs, and Jackie (Christie), Jill's best friend, Lester's current mistress, and George's ex-girlfriend, whom he's still in love with.