Shampoo (film)
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Shampoo is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Hal Ashby and starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and Carrie Fisher in her film debut. Co-written by Beatty and Robert Towne, the film follows a promiscuous Los Angeles hairdresser on Election Day 1968, as he juggles his relationships with several women. The film is a satire focusing on the theme of sexual politics and late-1960s sexual and social mores.
Infobox
Directed by
Hal Ashby
Written by
mw- Robert Towne Warren Beatty
Produced by
Warren Beatty
Starring
Warren Beatty Julie Christie Goldie Hawn Lee Grant Jack Warden Tony Bill
Cinematography
László Kovács
Edited by
Robert C. Jones
Music by
Paul Simon
Productioncompany
Rubeeker Films
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
February 11, 1975 (1975-02-11)
Running time
110 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$4 million
Box office
$60 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Supporting Actor
Nominee(s)
Jack Warden
Result
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Best Supporting Actress
Category
Lee Grant
Nominee(s)
Won
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Award
Best Original Screenplay
Category
Robert Towne and Warren Beatty
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Art Direction
Best Art Direction
Award
Best Art Direction
Category
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines
Nominee(s)
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
Award
British Academy Film Awards
Category
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominee(s)
Jack Warden
Result
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Category
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Award
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Category
Warren Beatty
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Award
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Category
Julie Christie
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn
Award
Goldie Hawn
Category
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Award
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Category
Lee Grant
Nominee(s)
Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Category
Best Screenplay
Nominee(s)
Robert Towne and Warren Beatty
Result
Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Category
Best Screenplay
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers Guild of America Awards
Award
Writers Guild of America Awards
Category
Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen
Nominee(s)
Won
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jack Warden | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Grant | Won | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Robert Towne and Warren Beatty | Nominated | ||
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jack Warden | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Warren Beatty | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Julie Christie | Nominated | ||
| Goldie Hawn | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Lee Grant | Nominated | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Robert Towne and Warren Beatty | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen | Won | ||
References
- SHAMPOOhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150108233927/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/shampoo-1970-1
- Beach 2009, p. 176.
- Box Office Information for Shampoo. Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved January 2http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com/movie.cgi?title=Shampoo&year=1975
- EmanuelLevy.comhttps://emanuellevy.com/review/shampoo-1975-1/
- Interviewhttps://archive.org/details/sim_interview_1975-03_5_3/page/40/mode/2up?q=shampoo
- Turner Classic Movieshttps://web.archive.org/web/20210502193759/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4218/shampoo/#notes
- Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19750101/REVIEWS/501010359/1023
- "The Current Cinema, Beverly Hills as a Big Bed"https://archive.org/details/sim_world-petroleum_1975-02-17_50_26/page/86/mode/1up?view=theater
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1975/02/16/archives/film-view-shampoo-is-it-a-farce-or-a-freak-show.html
- Shampoo at Box Office Mojohttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shampoo.htm
- Top 20 Films of 1975 by Domestic Revenuehttps://web.archive.org/web/20080605203026/http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1975.shtml
- oscars.orghttp://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1976
- BAFTAhttp://awards.bafta.org/award/1976/film
- HFPAhttps://www.goldenglobes.com/film/shampoo
- National Society of Film Critics Awardshttps://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/
- New York Film Critics Circlehttps://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1975
- Writers Guild of Americahttps://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551
- "Shampoo (1975)"https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shampoo
- "AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs"http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf
- DVD Talkhttps://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s712sham.html
- Slant Magazinehttps://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/shampoo/
- Reflections on Blaxploitation: Actors and Directors Speakhttps://books.google.com/books?id=LofIsZJPfEcC&dq=John+Daniels+black+shampoo&pg=PA42
- Black Like You: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular Culturehttps://books.google.com/books?id=l5TH3Smr8FcC&dq=black+shampoo+movie&pg=PA261
- "Black Shampoo Review"http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/15273/black-shampoo/