"Let the sunshine in!"

1979

2h 1m

7.3(694 votes)

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Drama

Comedy

Overview

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.

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67 members

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John Savage

Claude Hooper Bukowski

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Treat Williams

George Berger

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Beverly D'Angelo

Sheila Franklin

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Annie Golden

Jeannie Ryan

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Dorsey Wright

Lafayette aka Hud

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Don Dacus

Woof

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Cheryl Barnes

Hud’s Fiancée

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Richard Bright

Fenton

Directing

Nicholas Ray

The General

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Charlotte Rae

Lady in Pink

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Miles Chapin

Steve

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Fern Tailer

Sheila's Mother

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Charles Denny

Sheila's Father

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Herman Meckler

Sheila's Uncle

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Agnes Breen

Sheila's Aunt

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Antonia Rey

Mrs. Berger

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George J. Manos

Mr. Berger

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Linda Surh

Vietnamese Girl

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Jane Booke

Debutante #1

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Suzanna Love

Debutante #2

Art

Joe Acord

Claude's Father

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Michael Jeter

Sheldon

Production

Janet York

Prison Psychiatrist

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Rahsaan Curry

Lafayette Jr.

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Harry Gittelson

The Judge

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Donald Alsdurf

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Steve Massicotte

Barracks Officer

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Mario Nelson

Barracks Officer

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Ren Woods

'Aquarius' Soloist

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Toney Watkins

Colored Spade' / 'Ain't Got No

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Carl Hall

Colored Spade

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Howard Potter

Colored Spade

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Nell Carter

Ain't Got No' / 'White Boys

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Kurt Yaghjian

Ain't Got No

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Laurie Beechman

Black Boys

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Debi Dye

Black Boys

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Ellen Foley

Black Boys

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Johnny Maestro

Black Boys

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Fred Ferrara

Black Boys

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Jim Rosica

Black Boys

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Vincent Carella

Black Boys

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Charlayne Woodard

White Boys

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Trudy Perkins

White Boys

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Chuck Patterson

White Boys

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H. Douglas Berring

White Boys

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Russell Costen

White Boys

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Kenny Brawner

White Boys

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Lee Wells

White Boys

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Leata Galloway

Electric Blues

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Cyrena Lomba

Electric Blues

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Ron Young

Old Fashioned Melody

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John DeRobertas

Flesh Failures

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Grand L. Bush

Flesh Failures

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Melba Moore

'3-5-0-0' Soloist

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Ronnie Dyson

'3-5-0-0' Soloist

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Rose Marie Wright

Dancer

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Tom Rawe

Dancer

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Jennifer Way

Dancer

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Shelley Washington

Dancer

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Christine Uchida

Dancer

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Raymond Kurshals

Dancer

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Richard Colton

Dancer

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Anthony Ferro

Dancer

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Sara Rudner

Dancer

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Twyla Tharp

The Priestess (uncredited)

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Peter Maloney

Court Clerk (uncredited)

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Kate Glasner

Dancer

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