{"id":3276,"date":"2007-05-27T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-27T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T23:45:19","slug":"boy-with-green-hair-the-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3276","title":{"rendered":"Boy With Green Hair, The (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Green is the color of spring&#8230; It means hope, a promise of new life to come.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-Green-Hair-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-Green-Hair-Poster-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-Green-Hair-Poster-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-Green-Hair-Poster-79x128.jpg 79w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-Green-Hair-Poster.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young war orphan (Dean Stockwell) living with a kind older man (Pat O&#8217;Brien) wakes up one morning to discover that his hair has turned green. Though ostracized by his friends and neighbors, he remains convinced that his hair serves a larger purpose.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbara Hale Films<\/li>\n<li>Dean Stockwell Films<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Losey Films<\/li>\n<li>Misfits<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No One Believes Me!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Pat O&#8217;Brien Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Ryan Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary and many other critics (see links below) find this fable-like fantasy by Joseph Losey &#8220;too simplistic and moralistic&#8221;, but I&#8217;ll admit to a special fondness for it. Dean Stockwell is sympathetic in the lead role as a young boy struggling to adjust to the loss of his parents; he&#8217;s a remarkably natural child actor, and his performance is never cloying. His initial interactions with &#8220;Gramp&#8221; (sweetly played by O&#8217;Brien) are heartwarming; I love the moment when Peter (Stockwell) intentionally breaks a vase, and, after a brief pause, O&#8217;Brien responds, &#8220;I know what you mean&#8221;.  Because Peter&#8217;s hair doesn&#8217;t turn green until about halfway through the film, by this point we&#8217;ve grown to care about him, and understand the depth of his frustration and loneliness. Though ostensibly serving a larger purpose, Peter&#8217;s green hair ultimately signals his own coming-of-age: he must learn to trust his instincts and do what <em>he <\/em>feels is right rather than give in to the pressures of society. Thankfully, nothing is easily resolved by the end of the film; what&#8217;s important is that Peter has gotten to tell his story the way he sees it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dean Stockwell as Peter<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1675\" height=\"1025\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell.png 1675w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell-1536x940.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Stockwell-441x270.png 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1675px) 100vw, 1675px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pat O&#8217;Brien as &#8220;Gramp&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1703\" height=\"1017\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien.png 1703w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien-1536x917.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-OBrien-452x270.png 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1703px) 100vw, 1703px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A creative story about post-war trauma<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1693\" height=\"1017\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma.png 1693w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma-1536x923.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Boy-With-Green-Hair-Trauma-449x270.png 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1693px) 100vw, 1693px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. All film fanatics should be curious to see this most unusual little film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0040185\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1949\/01\/13\/archives\/review-1-no-title-boy-with-green-hair-starring-dean-stockwell-pat.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/69528\/the-boy-with-green-hair#articles-reviews?articleId=70867\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/boy-with-green-hair-1948.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=372&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/68369.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Green is the color of spring&#8230; It means hope, a promise of new life to come.&#8221; Synopsis: A young war orphan (Dean Stockwell) living with a kind older man (Pat O&#8217;Brien) wakes up one morning to discover that his hair has turned green. Though ostracized by his friends and neighbors, he remains convinced that his hair serves a larger purpose. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Barbara Hale Films Dean Stockwell Films Fantasy Flashback Films Joseph Losey Films Misfits &#8220;No One&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3276\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3276"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80656,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276\/revisions\/80656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}