Hairspray

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A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

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Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations total

Amber von Tussle
(as Colleen Fitzpatrick)

Michael St. Gerard

Link Larkin

Leslie Ann Powers

Penny Pingleton

Clayton Prince

Seaweed

Mink Stole

Tammy

Shawn Thompson

Corny Collins

Ric Ocasek

Beatnik Cat

Pia Zadora

Beatnik Chick

Jo Ann Havrilla

Prudence Pingleton
(as Joann Havrilla)

Alan J. Wendl

Mr. Pinky
(as Alan Wendl)

Josh Charles

Iggy
(as Josh A. Charles)

Jason Downs

Bobby

Director
- John Waters
Writer
- John Waters
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Trivia
Ricki Lake began rapidly losing weight due to the intense dance lessons she had to take for the film. She reportedly had to "eat like crazy" in order to stay plump.

Goofs
In the closing credits, the 1988 production year is shown in Roman Numerals as "MCMDXXXVIII." It should be "MCMLXXXVIII."

Quotes
Tracy Turnblad: Oh, Link. This is so romantic. l wish - l wish l was dark-skinned.
Link Larkin: Tracy, our souls are black, even though our skin is white.

Crazy credits
During the ending credits, there are footsteps moving to the beat of the song playing in the background.

Alternate versions
The main title credits in the Italian version misspell Ric Ocasek's name as "Rock Ocasek."

Connections
Edited into I Love the '80s (2002)

Soundtracks
Hairspray
Written by Rachel Sweet, Willa Bassen, and Anthony Battaglia
Performed by Rachel Sweet
Produced by Kenny Vance
Courtesy of Studio 900 Music, Sweet Rebel Music, and New Line Music

User reviews84

Featured review

8/10

I'm an integrationist. We shall overcome someday.

It is hard to believe that we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of this film this week. It is even harder to believe that just one week after it opened Divine left the world's stage forever.

But, the star of the show was Ricki Lake in her first year as a film actress. She camped up John Water's script and delivered an enjoyable musical movie with a message that is just as important today as it was 20 years ago.

It was really interesting seeing people like Sonny Bono, Blondie, Jerry Stiller, Pia Zadora, and, of course, writer/director John Waters himself.

A goofy satire that is just as good today as it was then.