Directed by:
Hal AshbyScreenplay:
Robert TowneCinematography:
László KovácsComposer:
Paul SimonCast:
Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, Jay Robinson, Luana Anders, Carrie Fisher, William Castle, Brad Dexter (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
In the last few days before the 1968 election, George (Warren Beatty), a very popular Beverly Hills hairdresser who wants to open his own shop, becomes sexually involved with several, if not all, of his female customers. Drawing on the audience's knowledge of Beatty's reputation as a ladies' man, Towne's script cleverly uses the expectation of fun and carefree sexual high jinks to then slowly begin to show the emotional damage this lifestyle has done, not just to everyone around him, but in a deeper sense to George himself. On the night that Nixon is elected there is a big party for which George has done all the women's hair. Nixon's corrupt world parallels George's deceitful life, which, in both cases, eventually catches up with them. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1976 - Lee Grant (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1976 - Jack Warden (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1976 - Robert Towne, Warren Beatty (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1976 - Best Achievement in Production Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1976 - Jack Warden (Best Supporting Actor)
Golden Globes
- 1976 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1976 - Warren Beatty (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1976 - Julie Christie (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1976 - Goldie Hawn (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1976 - Lee Grant (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1975 - Robert Towne, Warren Beatty (Best Screenplay)