Hairspray (1988)
PG
01/07/1988 (GB)
Comedy, Music, Romance
1h 32m
- 68% (423 votes)
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The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!
Overview
'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
- John WatersDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$6,671,108
Keywords
- bomb
- baltimore, usa
- civil rights
- romcom
- racial segregation
- integration
- interracial relationship
- hair
- racism
- detention
- girls' reformatory
- dual role
- woman played by man
- intercultural relationship
- interracial friendship
- drag
- modeling
- dodgeball
- special education
- 1960s
- terrorist threat
- dance show
Top Billed Cast
Ricki Lake
Tracy Turnblad
Divine
Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
Debbie Harry
Velma Von Tussle
Vitamin C
Amber von Tussle
Sonny Bono
Franklin von Tussle
Leslie Ann Powers
Penny Pingleton
Ruth Brown
Motormouth Maybelle
Jerry Stiller
Wilbur Turnblad
Michael St. Gerard
Link Larkin
Clayton Prince
Seaweed
Recommendations
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The Falls (72%)
Don't You Forget About Me (53%)
Glorious Times in the Spessart (60%)
Gut (37%)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (70%)
Hairspray (67%)
Golden Years (55%)
