Shampoo

Year: 1975

Grade: C-

Country: USA

Director: Ashby

Review

afi has this on the top 100 funniest movies of all-time. if i didn’t know that this was a comedy going into it i might not have even classified it as such coming out. it’s comedic, sure, but its ending is anything but comedic and the laughs are few and far between. there are dozens of dramas and horror films with more laughs per minute than this one. i don’t really know why i decided to watch this film. laszlo kovacs (easy rider, five easy pieces, miss congeniality [not kidding]) did the cinematography, but it was nothing spectacular. paul simon did some of the music, but there were more beatles tracks than there were recognizable paul simon tracks. warren beatty did a good job and so did julie andrews. goldie hawn played a dumb blonde, which is to say she hung out on the set for a bit and they filmed her. it’s really not as bad a film as i’m making it out to be, but it certainly isn’t worthy of a top 100 ranking, even by afi’s standards. this film makes LA look crappy (both socially and visually).