Hairspray (1988 movie)
1988 film by John Waters
Hairspray is a 1988 American musical teen comedy movie. It was produced by John Waters, Robert Shaye and Rachel Talalay and was directed by Waters. In 2002 a Broadway musical of the same name was made. In 2007, the Broadway musical was turned into a movie. Set in 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, it is about teenager Tracy Turnblad who pursues stardom as a dancer on a local television show and rallies against racial segregation.
| Hairspray | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Waters |
| Written by | John Waters |
| Produced by | John Waters Robert Shaye Rachel Talalay |
| Starring | Ricki Lake Michael St. Gerard Debbie Harry Sonny Bono Divine Jerry Stiller Shawn Thompson Leslie Ann Powers Colleen Fitzpatrick Clayton Prince Ruth Brown Mink Stole |
| Cinematography | David Insley |
| Edited by | Janice Hampton |
| Music by | Kenny Vance |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $8,271,108 |
Cast
change- Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad
- Divine as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
- Debbie Harry as Velma Von Tussle
- Sonny Bono as Franklin Von Tussle
- Jerry Stiller as Wilbur Turnblad
- Leslie Ann Powers as Penny Pingleton
- Colleen Fitzpatrick as Amber Von Tussle
- Michael St. Gerard as Link Larkin
- Clayton Prince as Seaweed J. Stubbs
- Ruth Brown as Motormouth Maybelle
- Shawn Thompson as Corny Collins
- Mink Stole as Tammy
- Joann Havrilla as Prudence Pingleton
- Alan J. Wendl as Mr. Pinky
References
change- ↑ "HAIRSPRAY (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 1988-05-31. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
Other websites
change- Hairspray on IMDb
- Hairspray at AllMovie
- Hairspray at Box Office Mojo
- Hairspray at Rotten Tomatoes
- Hairspray at Metacritic
