Shampoo (film)

Shampoo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHal Ashby
Written by
Produced byWarren Beatty
Starring
CinematographyLászló Kovács
Edited byRobert C. Jones
Music byPaul Simon
Production
company
Rubeeker Films
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 11, 1975 (1975-02-11)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million
Box office$60 million

Shampoo is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Hal Ashby, and starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill, and Carrie Fisher in her film debut. Co-written by Beatty and Robert Towne, the film follows a promiscuous Los Angeles hairdresser on Election Day 1968, as he juggles his relationships with several women. The film is a satire focusing on the theme of sexual politics and late-1960s sexual and social mores.