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Hairspray (1988) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 11,464 users
Metascore: 76/100
Reviews: 59 user | 33 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. Director:John WatersWriter:John Waters |
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'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. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Plot Keywords:
integration | dance | civil rights | irreverence | cross cultural relations |Taglines:
1962... JFK was in The White House... John Glenn was in orbit... Cadillacs had fins... Beehives were in... And girls really knew how to tease! See more »Parents Guide:
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26 February 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
White Lipstick See more »Box Office
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Tracy Turnblad: Come on! Come on!
Penny Pingleton: Okay, all right.
Tracy Turnblad: Will you hurry up?
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Written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Performed by DeeDee Sharp (as Dee Dee Sharp)
Courtesy of ABKCO Records
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In Rachel Sweet's title song "Hairspray", Deborah Harry has an uncredited verse in the song. When Sweet sings "Hey girl, what you doing over there?", Harry sings the response "Can't you see? I'm spraying my hair!" See more »Goofs
As Penny's mom pays off the drunk, a camera shadow falls across her back. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Tracy Turnblad: Come on! Come on!
Penny Pingleton: Okay, all right.
Tracy Turnblad: Will you hurry up?
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Crazy Credits
During the ending credits, there are footsteps moving to the beat of the song playing in the background. See more »Soundtracks
"Gravy"Written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Performed by DeeDee Sharp (as Dee Dee Sharp)
Courtesy of ABKCO Records
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I saw it when it first came out, I've seen it several times since, and my last viewing was just a few weeks ago. It never seems flat or old.
It takes a look at an issue that doesn't necessarily seem to be a goldmine of laughs (racial difficulties in the early '60s) and turns it into just that without robbing it of any dignity or sense of importance. John Waters seems to have pulled out all the stops to insure this outcome, and it really paid off.
The "pleasingly plump" pre-talk show Ricki Lake turns in a great performance in a role that's an inspiration to "chunky" girls everywhere.
As always, Waters picks cameo and supporting actors that are dead-on perfect. His own turn as a psychologist is an absolute scream! Brimming with hysterical lines and set-ups, this is a comedy you need to see, if you haven't already.