After the flood gates have been opened, no one appreciates the first drop of water. This is what Shampoo was the first movie using "established" actors (other films made their actors stars afterwards) to show some semblance of "the deed" (non-explicit, of course--we have not seen that yet in this context).
Nowadays, it has been pretty commonplace for many major stars to have an "soft core" love scene, but the fact that this is so common just goes to show how much of a ground breaking film "Shampoo" was. We found out (from a major studio, at least) what the swinging part of being a swinging bachelor involved.
If you think Shampoo does not hold up well, try renting "Airport" or "Earthquake" or any of the other dreck of disaster flicks that were big at the box office at the time. I believe when you see what we were getting from major studios at the time, you will appreciate Shampoo infinitely more!.
Aside: Seeing all those short skirts again brought a tear to my eye--please god bring them back!
Nowadays, it has been pretty commonplace for many major stars to have an "soft core" love scene, but the fact that this is so common just goes to show how much of a ground breaking film "Shampoo" was. We found out (from a major studio, at least) what the swinging part of being a swinging bachelor involved.
If you think Shampoo does not hold up well, try renting "Airport" or "Earthquake" or any of the other dreck of disaster flicks that were big at the box office at the time. I believe when you see what we were getting from major studios at the time, you will appreciate Shampoo infinitely more!.
Aside: Seeing all those short skirts again brought a tear to my eye--please god bring them back!