Hairspray
416 reviews
Comedy
1h 32m
1988
'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...
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'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.
- DirectorJohn Waters
- Release26 February 1988
- GenreComedy
- Duration1h 32m
- Budget$2,000,000
- Revenue$6,671,108
- Rate416 reviews
- Productions
New Line Cinema
Cast

Ricki Lake
Tracy Turnblad

Divine
Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile

Debbie Harry
Velma Von Tussle

Vitamin C
Amber von Tussle

Sonny Bono
Franklin von Tussle

Leslie Ann Powers
Penny Pingleton

Ruth Brown
Motormouth Maybelle

Jerry Stiller
Wilbur Turnblad

Michael St. Gerard
Link Larkin

Clayton Prince
Seaweed

Mink Stole
Tammy

Shawn Thompson
Corny Collins

Ric Ocasek
Beatnik Cat

Pia Zadora
Beatnik Chick

Josh Charles
Iggy

Holter Graham
I.Q. Jones

Brooke Stacy Mills
Lou Ann Levorowski

John Waters
Dr. Fredrickson

Susan Lowe
Angry Mother

Rosemary Knower
Mrs. Shipley

James Adam Tucker
Cop

Joey Perillo
TV Secruity Guard

Mary Vivian Pearce
Hairhopper Mother

Bill Lee Brown
Governor's Mansion Pickets

Fredella Calloway
Governor's Mansion Pickets

Angel Harper
Governor's Mansion Pickets

Kevin Murray
Governor's Mansion Policeman

George Stover
Governor's Mansion Policeman

Michael Willis
Governor's Mansion Newsman

Frederick Strother
Policeman

John Carhart III
Dancer (uncredited)

Vincent De Paul
Carmelita's Partner (uncredited)

Jeff Vespa
The Creep (uncredited)

Elizabeth Coffey
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