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Regarding Colonel Slade's hairstyle

posted 4 years ago by JackalopeCash57 (92)
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This might seem a bit random, yet I have a few questions regarding the hairstyle that Slade sports in the movie

- What is the name of the hairstyle he has? I have noticed that whomever I come across who has that hairstyle has a personality that is very similar to that of the Slade character (abrasive gruffness and a heavily sarcastic demeanor that shields a strong sense of empathy and ethics)

- How was Slade always capable of perfectly getting his hair that way while being blind? That just seems like a hairstyle that would take like 5 minutes to get right for a person who is not blind.

(Random/odd questions, I know lol)

[–] Fonz (638) 4 years ago

I’m guessing the hair style was called a slick back. It was very popular among business people in the 80’s. Gordon Gekko from the movie Wall Street and Pat Riley Lakers head coach wore them in the 80’s.

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1158) 4 years ago

He's probably trained his hair to stay in place. Plus that's a haircut you can feel with your hands and tell what it's looking like.

[–] Drooch (5333) 2 years ago

It’s a basic slick-back style, all he needs to do is add some product and comb it back - simple. The skill is in the haircut but that’s not his department. It looks awesome, Pacino should ‘wear’ his hair like that normally, his recent spikey look is silly.