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Release Date
• USA: Jul 20, 2007
BoxOffice: $99.9M
Official Website:
Hairspray Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.
Running Time
1 hour, 57 minutes
Country USA | UK
Production Companies
Gabriel Simon Production Services, Storyline Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners, Legion Entertainment, New Line Cinema, Zadan/Meron
Studio New Line Cinema
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• Hairspray (2007)
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Genre: Musical
Tagline: Get ready for something big July 20th!
Plot: Originally written and directed by filmmaker John Waters in 1988, and then put on Broadway, the camp musical HAIRSPRAY could easily have run its course with viewers. But thanks to playful direction, flashy costumes, over-the-top performances, and a positive message of peace, this newest spin proves to be yet another enjoyable incarnation. Set in 1960s Baltimore, the story follows a plump young girl named Tracy Turnblad (played by impressive newcomer Nikki Blonski) on an amazing journey as her dream of dancing on the popular Corny Collins Show becomes a reality. The local television program is a shiny spectacle spear-headed by Corny Collins (James Marsden), a gang of young dancers, and producer Velma Von Tussle (Michelle Pfeiffer), a seductress ice queen whose manipulative ways ensure her daughter Amber (Brittany Snow) gets more than her fair share of screen time as one of the show’s stars. When Tracy shows up at an open call, Velma can barely contain her rage, and sets out to rid the show of Tracy and the talented black dancers who make up the show’s popular "Negro Day." Thus begins a war of talent and a battle for justice, with those in favor of integration meeting many obstacles along the way.While less out-there than Waters’s original, the film still contains some very
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Adam Shankman
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John Waters
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| Music By |
Marc Shaiman
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