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Hairspray (1988) | User Rating
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Release Date
Feb 26, 1988 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 22, 2001
Budget $2,000,000
MPAA Rating
PG
Running Time
1 hour, 32 minutes
Country USA
Studio New Line Cinema
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Other Titles
• Hairspray
• White Lipstick (1987)
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Teenage, Cult Classic, Campy, Gay/Lesbian, Suspense, Spoof, Satire, Coming Of Age
Tagline: Get Back To Your Roots!
Plot: Baltimore, 1962. Ample, energetic teen Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) wants nothing more than to get on hip local TV dance program THE CORNY COLLINS SHOW. When she finally gets her way, her lively dance moves and bubbly personality are met with unexpected popularity, along with the ire of a fellow dancer, scheming Amber Von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick). Furthermore, when she witnesses firsthand the terrible state of race relations in Baltimore, Tracy becomes an outspoken advocate for the desegregation of THE CORNY COLLINS SHOW. John Waters’s first PG-rated film is also his most sweet-natured and accessible. Based on his appreciation of the real-life 1960s Baltimore dance program THE BUDDY DEANE SHOW, Waters's affection for the era and attention to authenticity shines through. Lake, in her first film performance, radiates charm and enthusiasm. Divine, in his last (dual) role, appears as both Tracy’s mother, Edna, and dastardly TV station manager Arvin Hodgepile. As if that weren’t enough, an inspired cast of cameos (Pia Zadora, Ric Ocasek, Waters himself) and a virtual instruction manual of faddish period dances and their accompanying songs serve only to make the deal even sweeter.
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Sonny Bono
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 | Ricki Lake
Serial Mom, Cecil B. DeMented, Cry-Baby |
 | Jerry Stiller
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 | Pia Zadora
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, The Lonely Lady, Butterfly |
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 | Ruth Brown
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Kenny Vance
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