![]() Despite the VJs' reluctance to change to a more commercial appearance, Anna convinces them to sport the new weaves. She expresses the desire to become host of the countdown. The process is painful, but Virgie gives Anna a pink bottle of hair product and tells her never to let the weave get wet.Īnna's new hair helps her succeed, getting her noticed by an old work flame, Julius. Zora gives her the address of her upscale hair salon, Virgie's. Impressed, Zora takes her on as her assistant, but demands that Anna change from her natural Afro-textured hair to a weave to fit the station's new image. Anna suggests her idea to expand the station's reach by diversifying the Culture VJs' style and showcase a live music video countdown show. Aspiring to move up in the industry, she is devastated when her mentor, Edna, the current head of programming, is ousted by the station's owner, Grant Madison, and replaced with former supermodel Zora. Many years later, in 1989, an adult Anna is an assistant at Culture, a television station featuring African-American music artists. Her hair has a bad reaction to the cream and leaves a permanent scar at the back of her head. In the late 1970s, a young Anna attempts to relax her hair with the help of her older cousin Linda. The film received moderately positive reviews from critics. It was released in a limited release on October 16, 2020, by Neon, followed by digital streaming on Hulu on October 23, 2020. The film stars Elle Lorraine, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Kelly Rowland, Laverne Cox, Chanté Adams, James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond IV, Blair Underwood, and Vanessa Williams.īad Hair had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2020. ![]() Bad Hair is a 2020 American satirical comedy horror film written, directed, and produced by Justin Simien.
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