History Main / SeventiesHair

** The Oakland Athletics were this UpToEleven, often overlapping with BadassMustache or BadassBeard. Although they could possibly be seen as a subversion since many of the players took their inspiration from the styles that ballplayers wore in the 19th century.

* In ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'''s RetroUniverse setting, everyone has 70s-appropriate hairstyles. Almost all the male characters have at least medium-length hair, with a few appropriate exceptions for {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s, shaved-headed racists, old men, little kids, and one character who is a ComicBookFantasyCasting of [[Music/{{Scooter}} H.P. Baxxter]]. Kim, who keeps his hair in a classic WWII-style short-back-and-sides cut as part of his overall vintage fighter pilot aesthetic, seemingly subverts this trend, but 1930s and 40s revival styles were a notable fashion subculture in the decade. Nevertheless, it reinforces him as the [[NobleMaleRoguishMale neat and well-groomed foil]] to your player character, who has a greasy shoulder-length mop and [[GoodHairEvilHair gigantic muttonchops]].

* In ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'''s RetroUniverse setting, everyone has 70s-appropriate hairstyles. Almost all the male characters have at least medium-length hair, with a few appropriate exceptions for {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s, shaved-headed racists, old men, little kids, and one character who is a ComicBookFantasyCasting of [[Music/{{Scooter}} H.P. Baxxter]]. Kim, who keeps his hair in a classic WWII-style short-back-and-sides cut as part of his overall vintage fighter pilot aesthetic, seemingly subverts this trend, but 1930s and 40s revival styles were a notable fashion subculture in the decade. Nevertheless, it reinforces him as the [[NobleMaleRogueishMale neat and well-groomed foil]] to your player character, who has a greasy shoulder-length mop and [[GoodHairEvilHair gigantic muttonchops]].

* In ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'''s RetroUniverse setting, everyone has 70s-appropriate hairstyles. Almost all the young and middle-aged male characters have at least medium-length hair, with a few notable exceptions for {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s, shaved-headed racists, old men, little kids, and one character who is a ComicBookFantasyCasting of [[Music/{{Scooter}} H.P. Baxxter]]. The most obvious exception is Kim, who keeps his hair in a classic [[TheForties 1940s-style]] short-back-and-sides cut as part of his overall vintage fighter pilot aesthetic, acting as the neat and well-groomed [[TheFoil foil]] to your player character who has a balding, shoulder-length mop and [[GoodHairEvilHair gigantic muttonchops]].

--> '''Joyce''': This is Gidget hair. Don't they teach you anything in history?

* ''VisualNovel/WhenHeavenSpitsYouOut'': As the story starts in 1971...

Compare HotbloodedSideburns.

* In ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'', Uhura wore a short afro in contrast to [[SixtiesHair the bouffant]] she had on ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' a decade earlier.

Yeah, it's the sideburns. They were undoubtedly the defining feature of Seventies male hair, in addition to hair that was worn naturally thick--straight at first, and "hippie-ish" just like [[TheSixties Sixties]] hair during the first half of the decade (since the early seventies was really TheSixties Part II) but increasingly frizzy during the second half (a preview of EightiesHair) as the decade wore on, perhaps thanks to the influence of glitter rock, or possibly the Black Power movement. The other "very 70s" hairstyle is the Afro, immensely popular in the 70s (though it started in the late [[TheSixties Sixties]]) for most African-Americans, but [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy even white guys with curly hair tried to have one]]. Afros in fiction often tend to be [[FunnyAfro exaggerated for comic effect]]. The other other "very 70s" hairstyles, are [[UsefulNotes/{{Punk}} mohawks and spiked hair]].

* For many who grew up in the '70s, Billy Batson's dark, luxurious mane on the Saturday morning series ''Series/Shazam'' was iconic, and being in his early-to-mid teens Billy, played by Michael Gray, is one of the younger examples on the page.

!!Examples

[[folder:Film -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/{{Hair}}'', obviously, especially the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dyl0j3WU6Y#t=0m38s title song]] (even though it came out in TheSixties).
* PsychoForHire Anton Chigurh in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' wears a Seventies hairstyle, which only adds to his creepiness.
* Take an actor known for Seventies Hair, like Takuya Kimura, and cast him in a seventies throwback LiveActionAdaptation, in this case the ''Film/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' movie. How could it not work?

* A lot of the Imperial officers in [[Film/ANewHope the first]] ''StarWars'' movie have long Seventies sideburns, due to its release in 1977. Even Grand Moff Tarkin has them, although to a much less exaggerated degree, and that's not getting into the giant moustaches on a few characters. Less obvious is Luke's big puffy hair, Han's slightly smaller puffy hair, and Red Leader's subtle perm.
** Amusingly enough, the frequent {{Prequel}}s and side stories set in and around the Old Trilogy era mean that even new works in the galaxy far far away keep putting characters in such hairstyles [[ZeerustCanon just to fit in]]. [[FallenHero Anakin]] spends all of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' with a long rocker-mullet, while Obi-Wan previously sported a shorter, more Music/KennyLoggins-style [=80s=] mullet in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', and then there's [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Agent Callus' epic sideburns]]...

* Completely averted in the movie ''Film/{{Rudy}}''; though set in the early '70s, none of the male actors have long hair or big sideburns, even though the title character in RealLife definitely sported [[http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50500_89612024283_1360367_n.jpg seventies hair]] when he played in the big game depicted at the end of the movie. Possibly this was done to give the film a more timeless feel. (Also, some college football coaches at the time banned sideburns, so it's not too far-fetched.)

* ''Film/{{Zulu}}''. Well...the '''18'''70s anyway. The long sideburns on the men wouldn't look out of place a century later.

* Most of the cast of ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy'', sometimes adding the PornStache for good measure.
* In ''Film/KnifeForTheLadies'', Jeff Cooper's shoulder length surfer boy perm is especially distracting in a movie supposedly set in the 1880s.
* The [[Film/{{Carrie 1976}} 1976 adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' is somewhat infamous for William Katt's enormous head of curly blond hair as Tommy. Creator/JohnTravolta also sports a comparatively toned-down version as Billy. For the women, Creator/SissySpacek's title character has the hippie-ish long and straight hairdo that's used to highlight her ShrinkingViolet nature; her makeover for the prom sees her add some curls to it, but [[DeadlyPrank the blood spilled on her]] flattens it back out. Creator/NancyAllen's blonde curls are also a dead ringer for Creator/FarrahFawcett's.

* It was rumored that pro baseball players were actually encouraged and given bonuses to wear their hair long, to attract - or at least not alienate - the younger crowd.

* Beast Boy's signature haircut throughout ''The New ComicBook/TeenTitans'' was a mop-top. He eventually traded that in for a mullet before switching to his modern spikey hair.

[[folder:Film]]

* Take an actor known for SeventiesHair, like Takuya Kimura, and cast him in a seventies throwback LiveActionAdaptation, in this case the ''Film/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' movie. How could it not work?

* The "Bulldog & Cooch" spoof of [[BuddyCopShow 1970s cop shows]] in ''{{PvP}}''. ([[http://www.pvponline.com/2007/05/10/may-10-2007/ Here]], [[http://www.pvponline.com/2007/03/19/mar-19-2007/ here]], [[http://www.pvponline.com/2007/11/12/nov-12-2007/ here]] and [[http://www.pvponline.com/2010/03/08/hard-target/ here]].)

* Being a PeriodPiece that takes place in ''UsefulNotes/TheSeventies'', ''WesternAnimation/FIsForFamily'' has a lot of characters who sport these. This includes, but isn't limited to Sue, Bill, Kevin, Vic Reynolds, Cutie Pie, Brandy Dunbarton, Phillip Bonfiglio, Greg Throaer, Reid Harrison, [[ThoseTwoGuys Carl & Red, Lex & Bolo,]] Father Pat, and Nuber's gang.

* Being a PeriodPiece that takes place in ''UsefulNotes/TheSeventies'', ''WesternAnimation/FIsForFamily'' has a lot of characters who sport these. This includes, but isn't limited to Sue, Bill, Kevin, Vic Reynolds, Cutie Pie, Brandy Dunbarton, Carl, Red, Lex, Bolo, Father Pat, and Nuber's gang.

* Not surprisingly, the TV show ''Franchise/{{Emergency}}'' is a veritable time capsule of 70s hair: Sideburns, Afros, feathered mullets, and Pornstaches.

Women's hair was also "hippie-ish" (long and straight) for the first half of the decade and puffy and combed-over during the second half (also a preview of EightiesHair). Outside of this wiki, when referring to "70s hair", people usually mean that sexy feathered hairstyle associated with Farrah Fawcett, Kristy [=McNichol=], and Music/StevieNicks. Usually when referring to what's called '70s hair on this wiki, terms like "{{Disco}} hair" are used.

* The [[Film/{{Carrie 1976}} 1976 adaptation]] of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' is somewhat infamous for William Katt's enormous head of curly blond hair as Tommy. Creator/JohnTravolta also sports a comparatively toned-down version as Billy. For the women, Creator/SissySpacek's title character has the hippie-ish long and straight hairdo that's used to highlight her ShrinkingViolet nature; her makeover for the prom sees her add some curls to it, but [[DeadlyPrank the blood spilled on her]] flattens it back out. Creator/NancyAllen's blonde curls are also a dead ringer for Farrah Fawcett's.

* The women of ''Pinball/{{Centigrade 37}}'' have hair styles liberally borrowed from the likes of Barbara Bain and Farrah Fawcett.

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'':