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For those who consider Bulworth to be a savage and unprecedented
political send-up, it's worth revisiting Warren Beatty's first,
and best, attempt at outrageous social criticism. Mercilessly
exposing the essential vacuity of both the sexual revolution
and conservative alarmism over cultural permissiveness, Shampoo
remains the best movie ever made about Nixon's America, and
one of the very best about the tragic and disappointing conclusion
to the 1960s. Set on the eve of the 1968 presidential election
that elevated Nixon to the Oval Office, Beatty's uproarious
satire follows a hairdressing Lothario (played by Mr. You're
So Vain himself) in and out of the beds of several women,
including the wife of a wealthy businessman, his mistress,
and his young daughter (Carrie Fisher, in her first screen
role). Juxtaposing tropes from Restoration comedy with Southern
California dialogue and a healthy, hilarious dash of running
commentary from election returns, Beatty's ruthless awareness
cuts through the film like a scalpel. The performances are
uniformly excellent and surprisingly ego-free; though Jack
Warden's portrayal of Lester, the twice-cuckolded businessman,
stands out as a model of sensitive, nuanced parodic acting.
Released in 1975 during the messy cleanup at the conclusion
of the Watergate era, Shampoo neatly bookends the Nixon presidency,
and concludes with the frightening finality of an iron door
slamming on a cell. Commended for including the live version
of Jefferson Airplane's Plastic Fantastic Lover(amazon.co.jp).
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