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Hairspray

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Hairspray
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PG,1hr 34min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
February 26, 1988
Director:
John Waters
Distributor:
New Line Home Video
Starring:
Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Michael St. Gerard  ...more
Synopsis: Forever interested in the kitsch built into past eras, director John Waters chooses the TV dance show craze of the early '60s for his playful focus in Hairspray. Ricki Lake plays Tracy Turnblad, just one of several alliteratively named characters coming of age in 1962 Baltimore, where "The Corny Collins Show" is the most popular American Bandstand-type program, watched by hundreds of young dreamers each day after school. Being chosen to dance on it is the ultimate status symbol and every young girl's ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong, AMG Review
Given his fondness for unrestrained envelope pushing, including one of the most graphic films ever to receive wide release (1973's Pink Flamingos), Hairspray seems like a real departure for John Waters, in content if not sensibility. Even with its PG rating and overarching cheeriness, it's still not for everyone -- and Waters wouldn't have it any other way. Future talk show mainstay Ricki Lake has ... Full Review
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Ricki Lake
Tracy Turnblad
Sonny Bono
Franklin von Tussle
Michael St. Gerard
Link Larkin
Ruth Brown
Motormouth Maybell
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From left to right: Tabitha Lupien as Becky, Brittany Snow as Amber von Tussle, Hayley Podschun as...
From left to right: Elijah Kelly as Seaweed, Zac Efron as Link Larkin, Amanda Bynes as Penny...
John Travolta, left, as Edna Turnblad and Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray" (New Line...
Amanda Bynes, left, as Penny Pingleton and Allison Janney as Prudy Pingleton in "Hairspray" (New...
Zac Efron (left) as Link Larkin and Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray" (New Line Cinema)
John Travolta, left, as Edna Turnblad and Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle in "Hairspray" (New...
Nikki Blonsky (center left) as Tracy Turnblad, Amanda Bynes (center) as Penny Pingleton and Elijah...
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