Year: 2007
Running time: 107 min.
Country: United States
Director: Adam Shankman
Screenwriter: Leslie Dixon. Play: Mark O'Donnell. Remake: John Waters
Cast: Edna Turnblad ; Queen Latifah · Motormouth Maybelle ; Nikki Blonsky · Tracy Turnblad ; Michelle Pfeiffer · Velma Von Tussle ; Christopher Walken
Music: Marc Shaiman
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli
Producer: New Line Cinema
Genre: Musical. Comedy | Remake. 1960s. Racism. Dancing
Synopsis: Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion--dancing. Her dream is to appear on "The Corny Collins Show," Baltimore's hippest dance party on TV. Tracy seems a natural fit for the show except for one not-so-little problem--she doesn't fit in. Her plus-siz
Hairspray is originally based on the 1988 John Waters comedy about star-struck teenagers on a local dance show. The new version of the film is based on New Line's hit Broadway adaptation of the film which debuted in 2002, and went on to win eight Tony Awards.
