Besides making it with every broad this side of his sister, Shirley, Warren Beatty finds himself as the lothario of the 1970's even with that wretched hairstyle of his own. The opening has him involved in an affair with Lee Grant, the Mrs. Robinson of the 1970's, who doesn't seem to mind that her powerful Republican husband Jack Warden has a young mistress of his own, the sweet Julie Christie. When Beatty, already involved in an uncommitted affair with Goldie Hawn (who is really just a female friend with benefits),also receives a pass from Grant and Warden's underage daughter, Carrie Fisher.

So this is a comedy about sex, but Beatty might change his playboy ways if Christie has her way. Young fisher proves herself to be quite in charge when she confronts Beatty about his sexuality. Set around the election of Richard Nixon 6 years before, this has an outrageous election night party where Christie shocks Warden and angers Grant with a hysterically funny pass towards Beatty, followed by the oh so dignified speech of oblivious society matron Doris Packer.

This can't help but be an unapologetic product of its times, even if there were major cultural differences between 1968 and 1975. Hawn and Christie are window dressing, yet very good, and Beatty is often a selfish prick. For as unlikable as their self- centered older characters are, it is Grant and Warden who stand out, with Grant stealing every scene she's in. The script is amusing and very adult, and makes me glad that in 41 years, sexual morals have provided at least a little decency that this makes fun of.

Some people, often movie critics, love "Shampoo". However, when I watched it tonight I wasn't particularly impressed nor did I love the film. I think much of this is because I am watching it in 2016...and back in 1975 the film was more shocking and groundbreaking. Now, it just seems a bit dull.

The film is about a womanizing jerk. George (Warren Beatty) is a hairdresser whose life seems to revolve around compulsively having sex with women. When the film begins, he's juggling two women (Lee Grant and Goldie Hawn) but after he meets an old flame (Julie Christie),he begins to juggle all three...and even takes time for a quickie with a fourth (Carrie Fisher). During all this time, he's trying (not very hard mind you) to get the funding to open up his own hair salon. All this, at times, is set to the strains of lots of 60s music (almost like it's a music video) and the 1968 election.

I think the reason the film worked in 1975 was its coarse language (f-bombs and middle fingers as well as vulgar terms for sex rarely used before in films). Other than the novelty of all this, the film itself was a bit dull...much of it because of the banality of the plot and characters. In essence, these are a lot of shallow, narcissistic folks who are difficult to care about in any way--even when George, inexplicably, shows a desire to finally settle down. The acting, I suppose, is good but the plot left me flat. Who cares who George makes it with in the film? I didn't.

In 1975 Shampoo was considered groundbreaking not only because of its general coarseness but also because of its sexual politics and even politics full stop. The film is set on the eve of President Nixon's election victory.

Boy has it dated. Not helped that it does not look like a film set in 1968 more like a movie set in the mid 1970s. As a character playing an ace hairdresser, Beatty needed a better haircut for the period.

George (Warren Beatty) is a high end Hollywood hairdresser and a rampant womaniser. He is looking for money to set up his own salon and is introduced to wealthy Lester (Jack Warden) as a potential investor.

Trouble for Lester is, George has slept with his wife, daughter and lover Jackie (Julie Christie.) George also has a lover Jill (Goldie Hawn) of his own who is tired of his infidelities and in attentiveness.

Beatty who co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Towne and was hoping to show an era where a great hedonistic party is ending with the election of Nixon. The characters are shallow and unlikeable with only Lester having some kind of world weary decency.