Buying into the whole Warren Beatty as sex god mythos Shampoo was one of the major hits of 1975. Set in 1968 on the eve of the US presidential election Beatty stars as Hollywood hairdresser George whose main hobby is sleeping with as many of his clients as he can, mainly a satire on the emptiness of the Hollywood jetset and contrasting that with the political machinations of the day especially the Vietnam war.

Supposedly based on the real life Hollywood hairdresser Jay Sebring (who was killed in the infamous Manson murders) and featuring a stellar cast which besides Beatty (who also co-wrote the picture with uber screenwriter Robert Towne) also includes the likes of Goldie Hawn, Julie Christie, Lee Grant, Jack Warden and a very young Carrie Fisher (George famously takes Fisher’s teenage character’s virginity in the film).  Top that off with a groovy Paul Simon soundtrack and you have a very 1970’s movie that manages to be just as entertaining today.