7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Hair (1979)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Hinduism: Positive
Overview
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes anti-war and anti-establishment counter-culture ideologies, critiquing traditional authority and militarism in favor of individual freedom and communal harmony.
The movie 'Hair' features a visibly diverse main cast, reflecting the counterculture movement it portrays, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative critiques societal norms and institutions associated with the establishment, promoting themes of racial harmony and anti-conformity, but does not explicitly portray traditional identities in a negative light.
Secondary
"Hair" portrays LGBTQ+ themes primarily through the character Woof and the song "Sodomy," which explicitly challenges societal sexual taboos. Within the film's counter-culture setting, Woof's open expression of same-sex attraction is accepted, contributing to the movie's broader message of sexual liberation and defiance against conservative norms. The overall depiction is affirming, framing diverse sexualities as part of a positive movement for freedom.
The film critiques the rigid, hypocritical, and war-supporting aspects of the American establishment, which is culturally rooted in conservative Christian values. The narrative implicitly positions these societal flaws as stemming from or being upheld by this worldview, contrasting it with the counter-culture's ideals.
The adoption of Hindu-inspired practices, such as Hare Krishna chanting, by the hippies is depicted positively. These practices are shown as integral to their peaceful, communal, and spiritually open lifestyle, which the film champions.
The film "Hair" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the 1960s counter-culture, anti-war protests, and themes of peace, love, and freedom, without specific representation of transsexual identities.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1979 film "Hair" adapts the 1967 Broadway musical. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
The 1979 film "Hair" adapts the 1967 musical. Key characters whose race was established in the original production, such as Hud and Dionne (both Black), are portrayed by actors of the same race in the movie. There are no instances where a character's established race from the source material was changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.3
Critic Ratings
8.3
6.8
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