Film
Hairspray (1988)
The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!
Comedy, Music, Romance· Directed by John Waters· 92 min
Overview
'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.
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- 1962. When... Milk came in bottles. Phones had dials. Cadillacs had fins. Beehives were in. And girls really knew how to tease?
- Get Back To Your Roots!
- 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!
- It's way beyond Grease.
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- A new comedy by John Waters
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- The 60's Comedy That Shows No Mercy!
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- A movie with a beat you can laugh to!
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- Baltimore, 1962. The heyday of hair-dos and hair-don'ts, Heartthrobs and hefty girls, hot dates and hip talkers, beatniks and hair hoppers, and one magical potion that keeps it all together.
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Top billing
- Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad
- Divine as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
- Debbie Harry as Velma Von Tussle
- Vitamin C as Amber von Tussle
- Sonny Bono as Franklin von Tussle