What is SHAMPOO / THE LANDLORD about?

SHAMPOO, 1975, Sony Repertory, 109 min. Director Hal Ashby’s classic mid-’70s comedy is a harsh and funny time capsule stuffed full of great performances. Warren Beatty excels as an amorous hairdresser sleeping with every woman in sight, from the wife (Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Lee Grant) of his business adviser Jack Warden to Warden’s mistress (Julie Christie) and teenage daughter (Carrie Fisher, in her first role). Screenwriters Beatty and Robert Towne provide the brave and challenging, Oscar-nominated script, which has stood the test of time. THE LANDLORD, 1970, Park Circus/MGM, 112 min. Dir. Hal Ashby. In this sharp, funny dramedy tackling race relations, Beau Bridges plays Elgar, a man from a wealthy family who buys an inner-city tenement building with the intention of renovating it himself - only to change his plans after he gets to know the tenants. Lee Grant received an Oscar nomination for her role as Elgar’s WASPy mother.

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What is SHAMPOO / THE LANDLORD about?: SHAMPOO, 1975, Sony Repertory, 109 min. Director Hal Ashby’s classic mid-’70s comedy is a harsh and funny time capsule stuffed full of great performances. Warren Beatty excels as an amorous hairdresser sleeping with every woman in sight, from the wife (Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Lee Grant) of his business adviser Jack Warden to Warden’s mistress (Julie Christie) and teenage daughter (Carrie Fisher, in her first role). Screenwriters Beatty and Robert Towne provide the brave and challenging, Oscar-nominated script, which has stood the test of time. THE LANDLORD, 1970, Park Circus/MGM, 112 min. Dir. Hal Ashby. In this sharp, funny dramedy tackling race relations, Beau Bridges plays Elgar, a man from a wealthy family who buys an inner-city tenement building with the intention of renovating it himself - only to change his plans after he gets to know the tenants. Lee Grant received an Oscar nomination for her role as Elgar’s WASPy mother.