'Do Or Dye: Unforgettable Hair in Movies

From Pam's 'fro to Kid's hi-top, iconic styles from film.

Halle Berry in The Call - Halle Berry's curly 'do makes its big screen debut next week in The Call, and it's safe to say the haircut has gotten as much press as the film itself. Halle's shag, which she says is styled after a real 911 call center worker, got us thinking about other unforgettable movie haircuts. Keep reading for our list of cuts, wigs and styles immortalized in film. (Photo: Sony Pictures) 

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Halle Berry in The Call - Halle Berry's curly 'do makes its big screen debut next week in The Call, and it's safe to say the haircut has gotten as much press as the film itself. Halle's shag, which she says is styled after a real 911 call center worker, got us thinking about other unforgettable movie haircuts. Keep reading for our list of cuts, wigs and styles immortalized in film. (Photo: Sony Pictures) 

Chris Tucker in The Fifth Element - This comedian's role in Luc Besson's sci-fi epic was like a cross between Howard Stern and Lady Gaga. As flamboyant radio host Ruby Rhod, Tucker stole nearly every scene he was in…but not always in a good way.(Photo: Courtesy Columbia Pictures)

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Chris Tucker in The Fifth Element - Tucker's sculpted platinum cut was the perfect reflection of his character's personality in this futuristic action-adventure film from Luc Besson. Tucker plays Ruby Rhod, an intergallactic DJ and talk show host who makes Wendy Williams look tame.  (Photo: Gaumont Buena Vista International)

Bo Derek in 10 - Derek became an instant sex symbol when she starred opposite Blake Edwards in this romantic comedy. Her dramatic look was in stark contrast to the big hair and shoulder-padded styles of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Derek's iconic, platinum blonde cornrows, adorned with beads, reportedly took nearly ten hours to put together and were held in place using Elmer's glue. (Photo: Orion Pictures Corporation) 

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Bo Derek in 10 - Derek became an instant sex symbol when she starred opposite Blake Edwards in this romantic comedy. Her dramatic look was in stark contrast to the big hair and shoulder-padded styles of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Derek's iconic, platinum blonde cornrows, adorned with beads, reportedly took nearly ten hours to put together and were held in place using Elmer's glue. (Photo: Orion Pictures Corporation) 

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Mekhi Phifer in 8 Mile - These days, we're used to seeing Phifer close-cropped and clean-shaven, but back when he played Eminem's boy, Future, in this seminal hip hop film, he rocked a full wig of dreads.(Photo: Universal Pictures)

Laurence Fishburne in What's Love Got to Do With It - From processed pompadour to Beatles-era 'fro to relaxed and flowing, Fishburne's hair echoed the passing decades in this sweeping biopic of superstar Tina Turner and her abusive relationship with her husband Ike.  (Photo: Touchstone Pictures)

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Laurence Fishburne in What's Love Got to Do With It - From processed pompadour to Beatles-era 'fro to relaxed and flowing, Fishburne's hair echoed the passing decades in this sweeping biopic of superstar Tina Turner and her abusive relationship with her husband Ike.  (Photo: Touchstone Pictures)

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Kid 'n Play in House Party - The '80s are so hot right now, so we're not surprised to see young people starting to rock hi-top fades here and there. Kid showed off his hi-top fade, which stood ten inches tall, to the masses in the immensely-popular '90s House Party series. (Photo: New Line Cinema)

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Kid 'n Play in House Party - The '80s are so hot right now, so we're not surprised to see young people starting to rock hi-top fades here and there. Kid showed off his hi-top fade, which stood ten inches tall, to the masses in the immensely-popular '90s House Party series. (Photo: New Line Cinema)

Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction - We almost didn't recognize Jackson without his signature backwards Nike newsboy cap and the jheri curl he rocked in Pulp Fiction is just one of the things that makes the film groundbreaking. Add the mutton chop sideburns and goatee, and you have one of the most popular Halloween costumes of the past twenty years.  (Photo: A Band Apart Films)

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Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction - We almost didn't recognize Jackson without his signature backwards Nike newsboy cap and the jheri curl he rocked in Pulp Fiction is just one of the things that makes the film groundbreaking. Add the mutton chop sideburns and goatee, and you have one of the most popular Halloween costumes of the past twenty years.  (Photo: A Band Apart Films)

Pam Grier - Before famed white action film sheroes like Sigourney Weaver, Angelina Jolie or Uma Thurman there was Pam Grier, who could be credited as America's first female action star. During the hey-day of blaxploitation, the actress terrorized drug kingpins in the hit films Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974).  (Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios)

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Pam Grier in Foxy Brown - Like Cleopatra did for the bob, Pam Grier made the tight afro one of the most coveted looks for women in the 1970s. Accented by gold hoop earrings, the teased-out 'fro took natural hair to new heights well before it was trendy to do so.  (Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios)

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)  - In this third installment of Austin Powers, Bey makes her film debut playing, of course, a singer. Not just any vocalist, though, but a Pam Grier-inspired FBI agent named Foxxy Cleopatra who’s undercover as a disco singer.(Photo: Courtesy New Line Cinema)

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Beyoncé in Austin Powers: Goldmember - More than three decades after Pam Grier sexed-up the afro in Foxy Brown, Bey paid homage to the Blaxploitation icon by going wild and curly in her first major film role. Foxxy Cleopatra could give lessons in glamour to Sasha Fierce! (Photo: New Line Cinema)

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Wesley Snipes in Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar - It wasn't just Snipes's hair that is unforgettable in this gender-bending road comedy, but the voluminous red mane is certainly the crowning jewel of his entire look. We gotta give props to a guy who built his career as an action star taking a chance with a feather bustier and blunt-cut bangs.  (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Michael Jackson in The Wiz - It's not always easy to tell real from fake when it comes to MJ, but his look in this retelling of the Wizard of Oz is pure fiction. To create the Scarecrow, 19-year-old MJ worked closely with make-up and hair artist Michael Thomas and spent hours before cameras rolled to perfect his look. The end result involved tons of latex, glue and fake hair. (Photo: Universal Pictures) 

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Michael Jackson in The Wiz - It's not always easy to tell real from fake when it comes to MJ, but his look in this retelling of the Wizard of Oz is pure fiction. To create the Scarecrow, 19-year-old MJ worked closely with make-up and hair artist Michael Thomas and spent hours before cameras rolled to perfect his look. The end result involved tons of latex, glue and fake hair. (Photo: Universal Pictures) 

Halle Berry in BAPS - As an aspiring salon owner, Berry's hair was front-and-center in this outrageous comedy. The Lady Gaga-like looks were either horrifying or super-fly, depending on the eye of the beholder. But one thing's for sure, it proved that Berry looks good in pretty much anything. (Photo: New Line Cinema)

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Halle Berry in BAPS - As an aspiring salon owner, Berry's hair was front-and-center in this outrageous comedy. The Lady Gaga-like looks were either horrifying or super-fly, depending on the eye of the beholder. But one thing's for sure, it proved that Berry looks good in pretty much anything. (Photo: New Line Cinema)