A good hair day. A bad hair day… It doesn’t really matter, since the most important thing is to have a ‘Memorable Hair’ day–and YES, guys count, too! All-American comedy king Adam Sandler‘s latest role as Israeli-commando-turned-NY-hairstylist, Zohan, reminds us of how much these masters of the coif–tho’ not given an Oscar category–have more than impacted the movies.
“The Retro-Mod Urban Shag”
Hair by: Thomas Real (Head Hair Department) and Nanxy Tong-Heater (Key Hairstylist)
Armed with a rinse nozzle, miracle hummus, and his super-sonic blower, the hyper-coiffed Zohan can style a head to an inch within its life. So look out–’cause he might just give you his own, um, Al Pacino-circa-2003-inspired-do.
Toasting You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, Hollywood.com takes a fun look back at our TOP TEN Most Memorable Movie Man Do’s of the decade…
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“The Mushroom Look”
Nacho Libre
The Look: Achieved by gentle but consistent brushing under of the ‘do’, this “mushroom look” lends a certain air of mystery-man-on-a-mission to anyone daring enough to sport it. In No Country for Old Men, Javier Bardem‘s super-badass-assassin, Anton Chigurh, means business, and his brunette ‘shroom (all Javier‘s real hair, we might add) makes a brilliant companion piece for his cattle stun gun. Similarly, Hector Jimenez‘s Esqueleto, ready to fight side-by-side with Jack Black‘s Nacho, will stop short at nothing to help save their town’s orphanage–even if it means fighting to the death, well almost.
Who Wore It Best:
Anton Chigurh: 60%
Esqueleto: 40%
Hair by: Paul Leblanc/No Country for Old Men; Lourdes Delgado/Nacho Libre[PAGEBREAK]
“The Flame Thrower”
Be Kind Rewind
The Look: …More or less speaks for itself: a take on the mad scientist character-type, the “flame thrower” gets instant gratification by suggesting immediate identification of the hair-raising thoughts that are likely floating inside of its wearer’s mind. Yes, you’re expected to be crafty and little off, shall we say, when your fiery ‘do’ looks windswept–even when standing indoors. A bit of hairspray, some blow-drying and some messi-fying is what takes it there–just ask the demon barber and the demagnetizing junk yard worker. Both the classically streaked Johnny Depp and the trashily swept Jack Black look like their plotting to blow-up something, no?? Well, if you need to dump someone quickly–we recommend this one to you; it will give you the scary edge you need to make the parting final!
Who Wore It Best:
Sweeney Todd: 61%
Jerry: 39%
Hair by: Johnny Depp/Sweeney Todd; Roz Music (for Jack Black)/Be Kind Rewind[PAGEBREAK]
“The Rastafar-ish”
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Look: Been there. Done that. Yes, the “Rastafar-ish” (*please note, ‘-ish’) look has been reserved for wily boys, worldwide–from vegan dreads to Peace Corp trustafarians. Crossing race, gender and now ‘era’ in the movies, this knatty dreadlocked ‘do’ is no longer reserved for onscreen pipe inhalers. It’s all about connectivity to the spirit–and unruly adventure… Achieved through years of matting, or just slapped on by a pre-styled wig, both Johnny Depp‘s infamous Captain Jack and Jackie Chan‘s kung fu master Lu Yan keep it real, grounded and always on the wild side. Their dark locks surely get you into the groove.
Who Wore It Best:
Captain Jack Sparrow: 70%
Master Lu Yan: 30%
Hair by: Martin Samuel (Chief Hairstylist with Keith Vanderlaan’s Captive Audience Productions)/Pirates of the Caribbean; Lindy Lee Lin Tai/The Forbidden Kingdom[PAGEBREAK]
“The To-The-Side Gentle ‘Fro”
Be Kind Rewind
The Look: Where would Jon Heder‘s career be right now, were it not for his blond/red-head-er-hair? Let’s fact it, this “gentle-to-the-side-‘fro” spring-boarded him from quirky indie character to iconic cult status in a single Napoleonic ‘do’! Heder‘s morose (yet dynamite) highschool character received a full seal of approval from moviegoers who became infatuated with his informal, nerdy, throwback ‘fro–and its side-parting was the most essential aspect. The also dynamite Danny Glover rocked this same casual-nerdy effect as Mr. Fletcher, the proud owner of a video store with a very special catalogue. For the cool geek of all ages, this ‘do’ works best when starting from a naturally curly-meets-kinky base to begin with. It’s the subtle attention grabber.
Who Wore It Best:
Napoleon Dynamite: 54%
Mr. Fletcher: 46%
Hair by: Daniel Demke/Napoleon Dynamite; Kashka Banjoko (for Danny Glover)/Be Kind Rewind [PAGEBREAK]
“The Hail Ceasar”
Superbad
The Look: Back in the day as a kid, when my teen cousin caught a glimpse of a fine young lady on his radar, he’d smooth down his waves, before the approach and inquire: “Am I rockin’ the Ceasar–or am I rockin’ the Ceasar?” That was of course followed by a low-five hand-slap that I’d have to give back. One gets the sense that both these gentlemen–Gerard Butler‘s aggressively charismatic King Leonidas and Christopher Mintz-Plasse‘s nerdily charismatic Fogell (a.k.a. McLovin’) –were riding on the same tip: ‘feeling themselves’ and all their magnetic power–no matter how stilted the situation. One ready to defeat an army of 300 scantily-clad muscular men, and the other ready to rap to the ladies, Leonidas and McLovin are smooth. Perhaps it’s sporting that feeling of the brushed-down halo of hair on one’s forehead that gives them a certain sense that testosterone is on their side. We say: do your thang boys! Your stylin’ is fit for a king.
Who Wore It Best:
King Leonidas: 46%
McLovin: 54%
Hair by: Rejean Forget/300; Melissa A Yonkey/Superbad [PAGEBREAK]
“The Trans Global Curl”
Nacho Libre
The Look: Make nice hairdo…prevent “war of terror.” Now we’ve all heard of the saying: different strokes for different folks. And who are we to judge what’s stylish? Well, clearly these stylists have tapped into the fact that there’s often a certain international ‘flair-do’–considered to be chic by its worldly wearer–that whets the whistles of movie-goers hungry for a refreshingly, um, ‘non-American look’. Sacha Cohen‘s Kazakhstanian Borat and his upward cascading curls are just as special as Jack Black‘s Nacho Libre and his downward cascading curls. From Eastern Europe to Mexico these suave ladies-men only need a ‘pin set’, some hairspray and moxie to achieve their mission and ‘get the girl’: i.e., Pamela Anderson and a chaste nun, respectively.
Who Wore It Best:
Borat: 58%
Nacho Libre: 42%
Hair by: Thomas Kolarek/Borat; Roz Music (for Jack Black)/Nacho Libre[PAGEBREAK]
“The Classic ’80s Brooklyn D.A.”
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Look: What tha’ frigg’ is goin’ on here? Yup, you got it. The D.A. (short for the “duck’s ass“–note the feathery pattern) is a tough guy standard. Clearly, a cousin of the ’50s pompadour greaser-look, and supposedly “invented” in Philly, the Brooklyn-famed D.A. was resuscitated by John Travolta‘s ‘do’ in Saturday Night Fever that exalted it to iconic signature status. Playing real-life Jersey crime boss, Giacomo “Jackie Dee” DiNorscio, Vin Diesel gave audiences a shock, finally sporting hair on his head. Startling but fitting, the look shook-up Diesel‘s typical bald, body-builder image. Similarly, Shia LaBeouf, as the rebellious young Mutt in Indiana Jones 4, shook up his congenial-but-quirky, curly mini-‘fro ‘do’ to join the league of edgy urban tough guys. The simple, but meticulously brushed-back look–often accompanied by hair grease/polish–gives a young-gun feel, even on the more mature Jackie Dee. One hint though: the boys could use another serious round of brushin’!
Who Wore It Best:
Jackie Dee: 65%
Mutt: 35%
Hair by: Thomas Kolarek/Borat; Roz Music (for Jack Black)/Nacho Libre[PAGEBREAK]
“The ’70s Throwback”
Zoolander
The Look: Shut yo’ mouth! … You may not see the similarity right away, but we do! They’re just different interpretations of the same vibe: that ‘dawn of Aquarius’ look, captured so perfectly in films like Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar. But this time it’s Don Cheadle and Owen Wilson sporting the look in their respective roles as: an irrepressible radio talkshow host/activist, and an obtuse, free-spirited skateboarding male model. The former, based on a real-life character and the latter, a spoof a real-life male models, Cheadle‘s Petey Green and Wilson‘s Hansel clearly spent a bit time in hair and wardrobe the stylist’s chair to get their free-wheelin’ do’s perfectly aligned. We suspect–for Pete and Hansel’s hair supplies–a ’70s pick was as important to one, as was a waving iron to the other.
Who Wore It Best:
Petey Green: 53%
Hansel: 47%
Hair by: Etheline Joseph and (co-) Allison Mondesir/Talk to Me; Alan D’Angerio and Donna Battersby/Zoolander[PAGEBREAK]
“The Sporty n’ Sweat-banded Layered Shag”
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Juno
The Look: The two main points of this sporty ‘do’ are: 1) to remind viewers that the headband survived past its gruesome foray into the fashion world, back in the ’80s–yes, many of us wore them, let’s admit it; and 2) to underscore that with the bouncing and behavin’ sporty hairdo comes inevitable streams of sweat, alongside the toil of exercise–even if liberating. It convinces us that the actors actually working out. Ben Stiller‘s gung-ho gym owner, White Goodman, and Michael Cera‘s track-team-running father-to-be, Paulie Bleeker, may be at opposite ends of the personality spectrum, but the sweat-bands, adding a special dorky touch to their quasi-mullets, make them ‘memorable do’ winners side by side–no matter what their team’s score card reads.
Who Wore It Best:
White Goodman: 45%
Paulie Bleeker: 55%
Hair by: Deborah Ann Piper/Dodgeball; Sherry Linder-Gygli /Juno[PAGEBREAK]
“The Blow Out”
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
The Look: Although verging on the obvious, “the blowout” still manages to convey, onscreen, a sense that there was some level of cool at some point in this character’s history…but, like many trends that cross thru Hollywood, there’s a certain sense of fizzle if the wearer of the blowout looks like he’s trying too hard to be down–but isn’t that the point here? Why yes it is. So we add Will Ferrel‘s one-hit-wonder, hoop throwing, Jackie Moon, and John C Reilly‘s down and out singer, Dewey Cox, to the list of “blow out” dudes whose ‘do’ achieves just what it’s looking for: attention and quasi-hipness. Clearly produced by hairstylists willing to tease then pull then tease–we’re sure the combs were part of the film’s budget.
Who Wore It Best:
Jackie Moon: 78%
Dewey Cox: 22%
Hair by: Bridget Cook/Semi-Pro; Lori Guidroz/Walk Hard[PAGEBREAK]
Call it cheating, but we had to include a bonus *winner* look, as this one stands alone in its own category…
Drumroll please: the ‘Most Memorable Movie Man ‘Do’ of the Decade:
“The Wet Mullet”
Rambo
The Look: Whether you still get a sinking feeling that you’ve had a bad dream about being blown to pieces by Rambo, or being forced at gunpoint to blow-dry his ever-sweat-slicked ‘do’–we all know, there’s only one top power mullet in the industry, and Sly sports it as the near mute, hyper-violent avenging Rambo. The drippy jet black short-short-long stringy ‘do’ would not be complete without a tight band circling few cascading hairs up front, and a neck-covering layer in back. Wouldn’t want to have to be the assistant spritzer; but we’re sure she/he makes good overtime. For bravery and keepin’ it real for 20 years, we crown Sylvester Stallone‘s Rambo franchise as holding the top spot for ‘Most Memorable Movie Man Do’ with stay power.
Who Wore It Best:
Rambo: 100%
Hair by: Nicole C Venables/Rambo
