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Hairspray (1988)
6.8
Ratings: 6.8/10 from 10,211 users
Metascore:
76/100
Reviews: 60 user | 31 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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Ruth Brown | ... | |
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| Deborah Harry | ... |
Velma Von Tussle
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| Jerry Stiller | ... | ||
| Colleen Fitzpatrick | ... | ||
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Michael St. Gerard | ... | |
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Leslie Ann Powers | ... | |
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Clayton Prince | ... | |
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Mink Stole | ... | |
| Shawn Thompson | ... | ||
| Ric Ocasek | ... | ||
| Pia Zadora | ... | ||
| Joann Havrilla | ... | ||
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Storyline
'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>
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The 60's Comedy That Shows No Mercy! See more »Parents Guide:
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Grasso è bello See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$577,287 (USA) (28 February 1988) (79 Screens)Gross:
$6,671,108 (USA)Company Credits
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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 Richard Parker and Leo Austell
Performed by The Two Du-Tones
Courtesy of CBS Records See more »
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Remade on the Broadway stage in 2002 as a musical starring Harvey Fierstein (and later, Bruce Vilanch, Michael McKean and John Pinette) in the role of Edna Turnblad (played in the film by Divine) and Marissa Jaret Winokur in the role of Tracy Turnblad (played in the film by Ricki Lake) The musical opened at the Neil Simon Theater on August 15, 2002 and ran for 2641 performances. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: The Corny Collins Show plays Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me," which was released in early 1964. 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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"The Bird"Written by Richard Parker and Leo Austell
Performed by The Two Du-Tones
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