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TrailerThe movie follows Tracy Turnblad, a 'pleasantly plump' teenager who teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show and wins the coveted 'Miss Auto Show' crown.Actors: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Vitamin C, Michael St. Gerard, Leslie Ann Powers, Clayton Prince, Mink Stole, ...»Director: John WatersCountry: United StatesDuration: 92 minQuality: SDRelease: 1988IMDb: 7.0Rating(1) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "Hairspray (1988)"
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Characters of "Hairspray (1988)"
Franklin von TusslePlayed by: Sonny Bono
Motormouth MaybellePlayed by: Ruth Brown
Edna TurnbladPlayed by: Divine
Velma Von TusslePlayed by: Debbie Harry
Tracy TurnbladPlayed by: Ricki Lake
Wilbur TurnbladPlayed by: Jerry Stiller
Amber Von TusslePlayed by: Vitamin C
Link LarkinPlayed by: Michael St. Gerard
Penny PingletonPlayed by: Leslie Ann Powers
SeaweedPlayed by: Clayton Prince
TammyPlayed by: Mink Stole
Corny CollinsPlayed by: Shawn Thompson
Beatnik CatPlayed by: Ric Ocasek
Beatnik ChickPlayed by: Pia Zadora
Prudy PingletonPlayed by: Joann Havrilla
Mr. PinkyPlayed by: Alan J. Wendl
IggyPlayed by: Josh Charles
BobbyPlayed by: Jason Downs
I.Q. JonesPlayed by: Holter Graham
BradPlayed by: Dan Griffith
PamPlayed by: Regina Hammond
ConsuellaPlayed by: Bridget Kimsey
DashPlayed by: Frankie Maldon
Lou Ann LevorowskiPlayed by: Brooke Stacy Mills
FenderPlayed by: John Orofino
CarmelitaPlayed by: Kim Webb
ShellyPlayed by: Debra Wirth
NadinePlayed by: Dawn Hill
Little InezPlayed by: Cyrkle Milbourne
Paddy PingletonPlayed by: Doug Roberts
Mrs. MalinskiPlayed by: Lydia Troy
Nadine's MotherPlayed by: Verna Day
Joke Store CustomerPlayed by: Kevin Joseph
ClintonPlayed by: Donald Wheeler
BrentPlayed by: Paul Zimmerman
AmyPlayed by: Jennifer Johns
Amusement Park PatronPlayed by: Scheryll Anderson -
Directors of "Hairspray (1988)"
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Creators of "Hairspray (1988)"
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Critic Reviews of "Hairspray (1988)"
New YorkerMay 28, 2008When Divine's Edna Turnblad is on-screen in the sleeveless dresses she's partial to, the movie has something like the lunacy of a W. C. Fields in drag.
Chicago ReaderJuly 16, 2007Not only Waters's best movie, but a crossover gesture that expands his appeal without compromising his vision one iota; Ricki Lake as the hefty young heroine is especially delightful.
VarietyJune 30, 2007John Waters' appreciation for the tacky side of life is in full flower in Hairspray, a slight but often highly amusing diversion about integration, big girls' fashions and music-mad teens in 1962 Baltimore.
Time OutJune 24, 2006Waters' most hygienically commercial film is a Retro schlock-fancier's delight.
New York TimesMay 20, 2003The actors are best when they avoid exaggeration and remain weirdly sincere. That way, they do nothing to break the vibrant, even hallucinogenic spell of Mr. Waters's nostalgia.
Chicago Sun-TimesJanuary 01, 2000The movie is a bubble-headed series of teenage crises and crushes, alternating with historically accurate choreography of such forgotten dances as the Madison and the Roach.
Radio TimesJuly 10, 2016Waters tones down his usual excesses, but his mischievous black sense of humour is still very much to the fore in this affectionate salute to Z-grade teen movies.
The DissolveMarch 10, 2014While it's corny by design, Hairspray also aims to get at something truthful, about the various kinds of prejudice [...] and how youthful optimism and music made a difference [...].
Common Sense MediaDecember 18, 2010A kitschy teen fantasy you can dance to.
Reverse ShotAugust 08, 2009The shock Waters's cinema offers, then, is not transcendent, but almost reflexive, implicating the viewer in the awkward complexities of his own humanity and forcing him to either celebrate it or run screaming away.
Antagony & EcstasySeptember 12, 2007The Waters film for your grandma, who will probably be only a little bit freaked out by it.
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