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Hairspray (1988)

Vitamin C: Amber von Tussle

Hairspray

Vitamin C credited as playing...

Amber von Tussle

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  • Amber Von Tussle: That girl's got roaches in her hair!
  • Edna Turnblad: Roaches? Our little Tracy's a clean teen!
  • Wilbur: There's no bugs on our baby!
  • Amber Von Tussle: I'm not kidding. I just saw one!
  • Velma Von Tussle: And you had to choose a colored record as your favorite song, didn't you? That's nice for the neighbors. You've got something against Connie Francis? Shelley Fabares? l love Shelley Fabares. Amber? Amber, are you listening to me? We have to have a little talk. You know, if your father is forced to integrate Tilted Acres, we're out of business. So, at least act white on television.
  • Amber Von Tussle: Leave me alone, mother. "Shake a Tail Feather" is a wild song. lts got a good beat, and you can dance to it.
  • Amber Von Tussle: Aren't you a little fat for the show?
  • Tammy: That's enough, Amber.
  • Tracy Turnblad: I would imagine many of the other home viewers are also pleasantly plump or chunky.
  • Amber Von Tussle: Oh, come on. The show's not filmed in Cinemascope.
  • Amber Von Tussle: [Amber is gossiping with two friends in school] Anyway, she was right there in the car, in plain sight of just everybody at the hop. She was nude.
  • Amber's school friend #1: No!
  • Amber's school friend #2: That fat thing?
  • Amber Von Tussle: Tracy Turnblad is a whore.
  • Amber Von Tussle: Oh, God, of all nights! A Corny Collins Record Hop and l've got craters. Oh, just pop it! Pop it!
  • Velma Von Tussle: Just relax. Relax. Don't be ridiculous. Take it easy. Tension is the worst thing for a complexion.
  • Amber Von Tussle: Tracy Turnblad is a human roach nest.
  • Amber Von Tussle: [to Penny] Are you now or have you ever gone steady?
  • Amber Von Tussle: "Shake a Tail Feather" by The Five Du-Tones.
  • Amber Von Tussle: Okay, fatso, let's see what you're made of.
  • Velma Von Tussle: You had three good close-ups today, period. Why can't you dance up front where the voters can see you?
  • Amber Von Tussle: Leave me alone, mother. l have a pimple!
  • Amber Von Tussle: Oh, Daddy!
  • Velma Von Tussle: No lip from you, Miss lngrate. This campaign is costing us an arm and a leg!
  • Franklin von Tussle: New gowns, hairdresser three times a week! Why, your hairspray bill alone is enough to eat up all the profits from the tilt-a-whirl.
  • Amber Von Tussle: Hey, thunder thighs, this one's for you!
  • Amber Von Tussle: Oh, God! He's violated the oath of the friendship ring!

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