So Milos Forman made this between Cuckoo's and Amadeus. It's dated but finely captured the age, and great art especially choreography.

I've loved every version of this musical I've ever seen over the decades since it first hit the stage, from bare-bones local community theatre productions to touring Broadway productions, and this Milos Forman-directed film version. Something about the original book and music inspires passionate and committed performances from everyone I've seen perform it, and this permanent film version record of the show does a terrific job of preserving its joyous, moving, and still-relevant story, and its glorious and perfect songs. It seems to get better each time I watch it, and was an incredible achievement by all involved.

Why did they have to completely change the movie from the Broadway musical?

Gloriously dated,a tamer version of the stage production but it still works! Great songs,great dance numbers and great acting. I adore this musical and I'm not really a fan of musicals but this is special,a truly wonderful time capsule! I'm 22 and if it can get this reaction from my generation then you know it's a truly remarkable piece of art🌼🌻🌼🌻🌻

Captures the "age" of war and peace; freedom and indenture; rebellious spirit vs unquestioning adherence to "the way we've always done it". Love the music and dance; the drama and angst of a pivotal moment in American history.

O.K. version of the play. The music is great.

With gems like Loves of a Blonde and The Fireman's Ball under his belt and coming off the wildly successful One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, you've got to give credit to director Milos Forman for tackling the least Forman-like genre of all – the musical. Forman's adaptation of the Broadway play Hair is surprisingly good. Other than some fairly significant plot tweaks and the fact that the optimistic visionaries from the play have become narcissistic opportunists, the film manages to catch much of the youthful enthusiasm of the stage production. The songs are great, the young cast is impressive (Treat Williams, John Savage, Beverly D'Angelo, etc.), the additional plot points are interesting, and the finale of The Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine In is both sobering and inspiring. If you like musicals, check it out. If you tend to avoid musicals, Hair might be a good place to start.

Best musical I have seen.

Cinematic mastermind Milos Forman's 70's musical is sorely outdated and barely watchable with it's mostly generic tunes and stunning lack of an effective story.

The lyrics, music, dance and costumes are all very entertaining the whole way through the movie. Very talented and funny cast. Good display of hippies’ feelings towards the Vietnam war.

It didn't even try to follow the plot of the stage show it was an adaptation of.

I think you had to be there (the 70's).

What starts as campy grows like a beautiful, long, and flowing lock of "Hair" to become an involving and solid reflection regarding the American counterculture/war landscape of the late 1960's- complete with some great choreographed dances, song covers, and cast direction.

Amazing from start to finish. One of the best movie musicals ever.

My opinion is that this movie must be in the top ten of the best movies of history

To say the movie is dated is awfully generous. Beyond a rotten tomato, it's rancid. Replete with tropes that today would be seen as misogynistic, racist, and just lame. There's something about the expression of counter-culture in the form of choreographed dancing that is gross.

More of a late 60's not a late 70's movie but still a few good songs to listen to.

One of my new favorite movie musicals

Great movie! What a great time.

Hair starts out feeling kind of goofy because of the strange first meeting of Claude, the hippies, and Sheila. The whole song as they are all wandering (and riding) through Central Park just felt surreal and ridiculous. It’s lifted up by the music, which is great, but it still didn’t feel like a movie that would come together in any cohesive way for me. When I got into the film I found there were certainly some moments that lacked good cohesion, but I was surprised that the story actually has a nice flow, and I was invested in the character journey. I think the combination of solid acting and great songs is what kept me interested.. I’m familiar with all of the music from this movie, and it is performed well. This is one of those musicals that has me humming and singing the songs for hours afterwards. The final act is where the movie went from something that I was just watching for the songs, to something I truly liked (and maybe loved.) There is a mix of humor, excitement, and emotional drama all encapsulated in the last half hour. I was stunned and brought to tears by the ending. It’s a clever movie and brings something different to the typical story about hippies in the 60s. I appreciated that there weren’t huge points of conflict and Claude was able to find that he belongs with this group of hippies that are so different from him. The romantic relationship was the hardest part of the film for me to swallow. It just never felt like there was any chemistry between Claude and Sheila, and too much time was spent on that aspect of the story. But otherwise, I found Hair to be a powerful musical that I’ll want to watch again soon, with a soundtrack that I want to listen to today.