it couldn not have come out at a bad time just a the nation be enter the reagan year and the boom boom 80 and the time of no regret and no concern . it get no word of mouth and and open poorly . the studio ditch it . but hair be possibly the best musical ever make with forman direct and tharpe choreographing and it a startlingly beautiful and well act and well write triumph that few people remember . the casting be perfect and the musical number unforgettable and and even the downer of an end doesn not diminish the film indomitable spirit . if you haven not see this movie and you haven not see the best musical of all time . seriously .