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Overview

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7.3/10   38,413 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Leslie Dixon (screenplay)
John Waters (1988 screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 July 2007 (USA) more
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Get ready for something big July 20th! more
Plot:
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 18 nominations more
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.
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117 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
This film reunites Michelle Pfeiffer and Christopher Walken; they had previously appeared together as villains in Batman Returns (1992). Their roles are somewhat reversed here, however, with Pfeiffer cast in the role of the manipulative villain, and Walken being the unfortunate victim of her actions. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During ‘You Can't Stop the Beat’, Amber, standing behind Corny Collins, repeatedly moves from his left to his right between shots. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Tracy Turnblad: [singing] Oh, oh, oh, woke up today, feeling the way I always do. Oh, oh, oh, hungry for something that I can't eat. Then I hear that beat. That rhythm of town starts calling me down. It's like a message from high above. Oh, oh, oh, pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that I love. Good morning, Baltimore!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now (Instrumental) more

FAQ

What's the deal with Miss Baltimore Crabs? What does it mean?
Is this a remake?
What does Link give to Amber after "Nicest Kids In Town"?
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102 out of 139 people found the following comment useful.
Waterish Fun, 21 July 2007
8/10
Author: marcosaguado from Los Angeles, USA

Not that I'm surprised that I liked it but yes that I liked it as much as I did. Keeping some of the lovely John Water garishness but mainstreaming it enough to make it mainstream. John Travolta in the Divine part is truly divine. He went for it and played it for real. I thought it was actually moving at times and the illusion works, beautifully. Michelle Pfeiffer opening a new chapter in her career, the thin as a rail, gorgeous, middle age bitch. Great fun to watch. Christopher Walken, adorable. I had hoped a bigger splash of a dance number between Travolta and Walken - after all they were playing husband and wife in a musical and when are we going to see that again. Their moments together are, how can I put it? Nice, very nice. Nikki Blonsky inherits Riki Lake's oversize heroine with gusto and lots of energy. Allison Jenney, as usual, steals every moment she's in. Alas, far too few, and John Waters plays a quick cameo as a Baltimore flasher. What else do you want out of life.

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