Hair
“Let the sunshine in!”
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.
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Cast
67 people
John Savage
Claude Hooper Bukowski
Known for
The Deer Hunter
Dark Angel
Treat Williams
George Berger
Known for
127 Hours
Deep Rising
Beverly D'Angelo
Sheila Franklin
Known for
American History X
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Annie Golden
Jeannie Ryan
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Twelve Monkeys
Dorsey Wright
Lafayette aka Hud
Known for
The Warriors
The Hotel New Hampshire
Don Dacus
Woof
Cheryl Barnes
Hud’s Fiancée
Richard Bright
Fenton
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Once Upon a Time in America
Nicholas Ray
The General
Known for
The American Friend
Charlotte Rae
Lady in Pink
Known for
The Facts of Life
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Miles Chapin
Steve
Known for
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The Funhouse
Fern Tailer
Sheila's Mother
No other roles listed
Miloš Forman Director · Gerome Ragni Screenplay James Rado Screenplay
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $11M · United States release March 15, 1979
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$15,313,606
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 14, 1979
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · March 15, 1979
Theatrical
United States · April 27, 1999
Physical · DVD
Argentina
October 11, 1979 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 6, 1979 · Premiere · Gent
June 18, 1982 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 8, 1979 · Theatrical
January 20, 2006 · Physical · DVD/VHS Fox
Canada
June 1, 2023 · Digital
Colombia
October 17, 1979 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 1, 1997 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
July 17, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
Denmark
May 11, 1979 · Theatrical
Finland
September 7, 1979 · Theatrical
June 8, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
France
May 10, 1979 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 11, 1979 · Theatrical
September 23, 1996 · TV · La Cinquième
June 23, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 24, 2007 · Theatrical · Summer of Love, restoration
June 28, 2026 · TV · France•3
Germany
July 12, 1979 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
January 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Israel
June 7, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
May 15, 1979 · Theatrical
August 5, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
April 26, 1980 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 18, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 27, 1979 · Theatrical
August 2, 2002 · TV · V8
February 4, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Norway
August 1, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release
Poland
October 1, 1980 · Theatrical
July 31, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release
Portugal
October 19, 1979 · Theatrical
Romania
March 15, 1979 · Premiere
Serbia
March 1, 2005 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Spain
September 14, 1979 · Theatrical
June 4, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Madrid, re-release
Sweden
July 18, 1979 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 19, 2021 · Premiere · Fribourg International Film Festival
Türkiye
November 1, 1982 · Theatrical
May 23, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
United Kingdom
April 6, 1980 · Limited theatrical · Glasgow
Venezuela
October 31, 1979 · Theatrical
XC
May 1, 1989 · Theatrical
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