Under the Rug

Last night I saw a commercial for the new Hugh Grant movie (who stole my heart with "About a Boy" and gave it back with "Music and Lyrics").  I was horrified by the brunette astroturf on his head.  I admit, I'm obsessed with the scalps of all actors.  If you can see the scalp through the part, you know for sure the hair is real.  Compare the parts of actors and actresses in any movie.  With the women, you can see their scalps 98% of the time.  With the men, I'd say about 40%.  I've lost track of many a movie plot because of my rug obsession.  (But seriously, who could not be distracted by that dead squirrel on Robert Redford's head?)  (To a lesser extent, I'm also obsessed with seeing if an actress can pull her eyebrows together.)  To be fair, sometimes an overzealous hair stylist can fluff around the part so much that you can't see through it.  In "All the President's Men," the young Dustin Hoffman in quite a few scenes sports a bouffant which obscures his part.  In other scenes, though, you can clearly see his scalp.  I try to keep this in mind, especially when I examine George Clooney's head.  My sister's friend reminded that George's dad still has a full head of hair.  Still, I worry.