Hairspray

• 6.8 Comedy
• 1988-02-26
• 92 minutes mins

'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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

John Waters

Writer:

John Waters