6.
Hair
The excellent film version of the stage musical classic often goes overlooked. That’s a shame: Hair preserves the power of the stage version while bringing a new sense of reality and gravitas to the story. As directed by Milos Forman (Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), Hair captures the youthful energy and anger of the 60’s, all set to the unforgettable music of the stage show. The movie also features a pivotal queer character: the bisexual Woof, played with sensitivity and charm by Don Dacus. More than anything though, Hair reminds audiences that anger alone can’t fuel a protest movement—they require love too. The characters in Hair don’t protest over minutiae of policy or politics, but rather out of love: love for life, love for each other, and love for the nation too.
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